/// <summary> /// Estimates the number of samples necessary to attain the /// required power level for the given effect size. /// </summary> /// /// <param name="delta">The minimum detectable difference.</param> /// <param name="standardDeviation">The difference standard deviation.</param> /// <param name="power">The desired power level. Default is 0.8.</param> /// <param name="alpha">The desired significance level. Default is 0.05.</param> /// <param name="hypothesis">The alternative hypothesis (research hypothesis) to be tested.</param> /// /// <returns>The required number of samples.</returns> /// public static ZTestPowerAnalysis GetSampleSize(double delta, double standardDeviation = 1, double power = 0.8, double alpha = 0.05, OneSampleHypothesis hypothesis = OneSampleHypothesis.ValueIsDifferentFromHypothesis) { ZTestPowerAnalysis analysis = new ZTestPowerAnalysis(hypothesis) { Effect = (delta) / standardDeviation, Size = alpha, Power = power, }; analysis.ComputeSamples(); return(analysis); }