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Decision rules, alpha and beta errors for the 33 × 6 and 67 × 3 designs for the 10%, 15% and 20% GAM thresholds, assuming full sample size available for analysis |
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| Sampling design |
n |
Decision rule (# of children with acute malnutrition) to reject Ho |
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| 10% GAM threshold |
15% GAM threshold |
20% GAM threshold |
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| 33 × 6 design |
198 |
≤ 13 (α = 0.06, β = 0.12) |
≤ 23 (α = 0.10, β = 0.18) |
≤ 33 (α = 0.13, β = 0.22) |
| 67 × 3 design |
201 |
≤ 13 (α = 0.05, β = 0.13) |
≤ 23 (α = 0.09, β = 0.20) |
≤ 33 (α = 0.11, β = 0.24) |
Deitchler et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008 5:6 doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-6 |
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