Hoenig & Heisey discuss the fundamental flaw in post
hoc power analysis in their paper, "the abuse of
power" (The American Statistician, 2001, 55(Feb), pp.
19-24).
SR Millis
--- Ricardo Ovaldia <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> We were recently asked by an anonymous reviewer to
> include a power analysis on a manuscript submitted
> to
> a prominent medical journal. I always understood
> that
> such power analyses were not recommended (i.e. you
> should not do them) but I am not sure why. Can
> anyone
> please cast some light on this issue?
>
> Thank you,
> Ricardo.
>
>
>
> Ricardo Ovaldia, MS
> Statistician
> Oklahoma City, OK
>
>
>
>
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