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Table 1 Parameter values for simulation studies

From: Analysis of neonatal clinical trials with twin births

Simulation parameter

Values

Randomization of complete twin pairs

Same arm, independently, opposite arms

Total sample size

250, 500

Proportion of infants from complete twin pairs

0.1, 0.2

Continuous outcomes

 

   Standardized effect size

0, 0.5, 1, 1.5

   Within-birth correlation

0, 0.25, 0.5

Binary outcomes

 

   Treatment effect, measured on log scale

-1, -0.5, 0

   Log odds ratio measuring within-birth correlation

-2, -1.5, -1, -0.5