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Table 1 Parameters used during the simulation study and their values

From: An imbalance in cluster sizes does not lead to notable loss of power in cross-sectional, stepped-wedge cluster randomised trials with a continuous outcome

Simulation parameter

Values

Type I error, α

0.05

Power, 1 − β

80%

ICC, ρ

0.05

Effect size

0.2

Average cluster size

10, 20, 30, 40

Number of steps

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Number of measurements taken at each time period

1

Imbalance in cluster size

None, moderate, Poisson, Pareto 60:40, Pareto 70:30, Pareto 80:20