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Computes the minimal detectable change from the standard error of measurement.

Usage

mdc(sem_value, confidence = 0.95)

Arguments

sem_value

Numeric; the standard error of measurement.

confidence

Numeric; confidence level (default 0.95).

Value

Numeric MDC value.

Details

MDC is computed as: $$MDC = SEM \times z \times \sqrt{2}$$ where \(z = \Phi^{-1}(1 - (1 - confidence)/2)\).

At 95\

References

Shrout PE, Fleiss JL (1979). "Intraclass Correlations: Uses in Assessing Rater Reliability." Psychological Bulletin, 86(2), 420-428.

See also

sem() for computing standard error of measurement, icc() for computing intraclass correlation coefficients.

Examples

sem_val <- 2.5
mdc(sem_val, confidence = 0.95)
#> [1] 6.929519