Table 1 Scenarios for simulating the cluster randomized trial datasets
Scenario | N clusters | N observations per cluster | ICC | Random cluster effect | Residual variance | Total variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
2 | 10 | 10 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
3 | 10 | 10 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
4 | 10 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
5 | 10 | 30 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
6 | 10 | 30 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
7 | 10 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
8 | 10 | 50 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
9 | 10 | 50 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
10 | 20 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
11 | 20 | 10 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
12 | 20 | 10 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
13 | 20 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
14 | 20 | 30 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
15 | 20 | 30 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
16 | 20 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
17 | 20 | 50 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
18 | 20 | 50 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
19 | 40 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
20 | 40 | 10 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
21 | 40 | 10 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
22 | 40 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
23 | 40 | 30 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
24 | 40 | 30 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
25 | 40 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 10 |
26 | 40 | 50 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10 |
27 | 40 | 50 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10 |
28 | 10 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
29 | 10 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
30 | 10 | 10 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
31 | 10 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
32 | 10 | 30 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
33 | 10 | 30 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
34 | 10 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
35 | 10 | 50 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
36 | 10 | 50 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
37 | 20 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
38 | 20 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
39 | 20 | 10 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
40 | 20 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
41 | 20 | 30 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
42 | 20 | 30 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
43 | 20 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
44 | 20 | 50 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
45 | 20 | 50 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
46 | 40 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
47 | 40 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
48 | 40 | 10 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
49 | 40 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
50 | 40 | 30 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
51 | 40 | 30 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
52 | 40 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 4.75 | 5 |
53 | 40 | 50 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 5 |
54 | 40 | 50 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5 |
55 | 10 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
56 | 10 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
57 | 10 | 10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |
58 | 10 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
59 | 10 | 30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
60 | 10 | 30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |
61 | 10 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
62 | 10 | 50 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
63 | 10 | 50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |
64 | 20 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
65 | 20 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
66 | 20 | 10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |
67 | 20 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
68 | 20 | 30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
69 | 20 | 30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |
70 | 20 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
71 | 20 | 50 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
72 | 20 | 50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |
73 | 40 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
74 | 40 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
75 | 40 | 10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |
76 | 40 | 30 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
77 | 40 | 30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
78 | 40 | 30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |
79 | 40 | 50 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 1 |
80 | 40 | 50 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1 |
81 | 40 | 50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1 |