Coping with clustering in sample size calculations
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Background Clustering often occurs in individually randomised trials and is sometimes ignored when calculating sample sizes. Examples include practitioner effects in individually randomised trials with more than one practitioner or therapist effects from group interventions where clustering may be in one arm only. Additional levels of clustering may also occur in cluster randomised trials and estimating their effects can be difficult.
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