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Table 1 The parameters used for generating Fig. 8

From: The impact of iterative removal of low-information cluster-period cells from a stepped wedge design

Parameters

Values

Number of periods, T (Number of clusters, K)

5(4) , 10(9)

Number of subjects per cluster-period, m

10, 100

Intracluster correlation (ICC), \(\rho\)

0.01, 0.05, 0.15

Cluster autocorrelation, r (Correlation structure)

1 (Exchangeable)

 

0.95, 0.8 (Discrete-time decay)

Removal percentage of cluster-period cells

\(20\%\), \(50\%\), \(80\%\)