Table 5 The variance in estimation of the comparison of interest, \(\text {Var}(\hat{\mu }_{L,G})\) using the best completely indirect connecting trial when the comparison of interest is L to G compared to the variance using a direct trial of L to G
\(\text {Var}(\hat{\mu }_{L,G})\) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
n | Best Completely Indirect Connecting Trial | Direct Trial | |
6 | DJ-E | 5.4843 | 11.7115 |
8 | H-E | 4.7804 | 8.7837 |
10 | H-E | 4.3571 | 7.0269 |
12 | H-E | 4.0750 | 5.8558 |
14 | H-E | 3.8734 | 5.0192 |
16 | H-E | 3.7222 | 4.3918 |
18 | H-E | 3.6046 | 3.9038 |
20 | N-E | 3.5103 | 3.5135 |