Power analyses for stepped wedge designs with multivariate continuous outcomes
Davis‐Plourde K, Taljaard M, Li F. Power analyses for stepped wedge designs with multivariate continuous outcomes. Statistics In Medicine 2022, 42: 559-578. PMID: 36565050, PMCID: PMC9985483, DOI: 10.1002/sim.9632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate outcomesMultivariate linear mixed modelIntracluster correlation coefficientSample size proceduresClosed cohort designRigorous justificationSample size calculation procedureTreatment effect estimatorJoint distributionSize proceduresTest statisticLinear mixed modelsEfficient treatment effect estimatorsCommon treatment effectMixed modelsCalculation procedureExtensive simulationsEffects estimatorIntersection-union testPower analysisEstimatorWedge designEfficient powerModelContinuous outcomes