Table 6 The variance in estimation of the comparison of interest, \(\text {Var}(\hat{\mu }_{I,EQ})\), using the best connecting trial when the comparison of interest is I to EQ compared to the variance using a direct trial of I to EQ
\(\text {Var}(\hat{\mu }_{I,EQ})\) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
n | Best Connecting Trial | Direct Trial | |
6 | DJ-E | 3.0250 | 3.5180 |
8 | H-E | 2.3211 | 2.6385 |
10 | H-E | 1.8978 | 2.1108 |
12 | H-E | 1.6157 | 1.7590 |
14 | H-E | 1.4141 | 1.5077 |
16 | I-E | 1.2575 | 1.3193 |
18 | I-E | 1.1302 | 1.1727 |
20 | I-E | 1.0284 | 1.0554 |
50 | I-EQ | 0.4222 | 0.4222 |
100 | I-EQ | 0.2111 | 0.2111 |
200 | I-EQ | 0.1055 | 0.1055 |
500 | I-EQ | 0.0422 | 0.0422 |
1000 | I-EQ | 0.0211 | 0.0211 |