A note on computing the chi-square noncentrality parameter for power analyses

J. K. Hewitt; A. C. Heath

doi:10.1007/BF01067079

A note on computing the chi-square noncentrality parameter for power analyses

J. K. Hewitt, A. C. Heath

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Power calculations for a variety of research designs used in behavior genetics require the determination of a chi-square noncentrality parameter. For many purposes published tables are adequate, but for cases where they are not we provide a graph for approximating the required parameters for up to 300 degrees of freedom and illustrate a straightforward procedure for accurate determination using a widely available SAS function.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-108
Number of pages	4
Journal	Behavior genetics
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01067079
State	Published - Jan 1988

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noncentral chi-square
power calculation

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