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stata-power-analysis

Plan and critique power, MDE, and sample-size calculations for Stata-based research workflows. Use when the user is designing a study, checking detectability, or defending precision claims.

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Use stata-power-analysis to plan or critique a power calculation using [estimand and variance assumptions], [effect size or MDE plus alpha and power targets], and [cluster structure if relevant].

Required inputs

  • [estimand and variance assumptions]
  • [effect size or MDE plus alpha and power targets]
  • [cluster structure if relevant]

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name: stata-power-analysisdescription: Plan and critique power, MDE, and sample-size calculations for Stata-based research workflows. Use when the user is designing a study, checking detectability, or defending precision claims.

Power Analysis

Use this skill when precision and detectability are the focus.

  1. Clarify the estimand and target effect size.
  2. State the assumptions behind the power calculation.
  3. Distinguish formal power analysis from ex post rationalization.

Read references/power-checklist.md for the reporting checklist.