Thank you Greg,
However, would you be able to direct me to either an example or further
information regarding simulations to measure power?

Charles


On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Greg Snow <538...@gmail.com> wrote:

> If there were a canned function for power for a non-parametric test, I
> would not trust it.  This is because there are many assumptions that would
> need to be made and I would not know if those in a canned function were
> reasonable for my study.
>
> I would compute power by simulation.  Simulate data sets that match what
> you think the real data will/may look like, analyze the simulated datasets
> and see what proportion give significant results (that will be your power).
>  You can do this for different sets of assumptions to get a  feel for how
> the different assumptions affect your results.  This way you know exactly
> what assumptions you are making to get your power.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Charles Determan Jr <deter...@umn.edu>wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> To calculate power for an ANOVA test I know I can use the pwr.anova.test()
>> from the pwr package.  Is there a similar function for the nonparamentric
>> equivalent, Kruskal-Wallis?  I have been searching but haven't come up
>> with
>> anything.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>> Charles Determan
>> Integrated Biosciences PhD Candidate
>> University of Minnesota
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