Sample size estimation in cluster randomized educational trials: An empirical Bayes approach

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-237

  Rotondi, Michael A ^a   Donner, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empirical bayes; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Sample size estimation; School randomized trials

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049148108     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/1076998609332756     Document Type: Article

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