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powRICLPM

powRICLPM is an R package that aids researchers with performing a power analysis for the random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) by Hamaker, Kuiper, and Grasman (2015), and the Stable Trait Autoregressive Trait State Model (STARTS) by Kenny and Zautra (1995) and Kenny and Zautra (2001). It implements the strategy as proposed by Mulder (2023). Its main functionalities include:

  • Basic power analysis: Use Monte Carlo simulations to compute the power to reject the null-hypothesis (as well as other performance measures such as bias, mean square error) for all parameters in the RI-CLPM and STARTS, for a specific experimental condition. A condition is defined by its sample size, number of repeated measures, proportion of between-unit variance, and reliability of the indicators. powRICLPM can perform power analyses across multiple experimental conditions simultaneously, and report the results back in a user-friendly manner.
  • Extensions: The basic power analysis setup can be extended to include the use of bounded estimation, various (stationarity) constraints over time on parameters of the estimation model, the generation of nonnormal data, among other things.
  • Mplus: When Mplus is installed, powRICLPM can create Mplus syntax, and run the power analyses in Mplus.

Documentation

There are four sources of documentation for powRICLPM:

  • The rationale for the power analysis strategy underlying this package can be found in Mulder (2023).
  • Every user-facing function in the package is documented, and the documentation can be accessed by running ?function_name in the R console (e.g., ?powRICLPM). Here, you can find explanations on how to use the functions, as well as technical details.
  • More elaborate descriptions of this package’s functionality and analysis options are described in vignettes. These are accessible via the ‘Vignettes’ tab in the menu, or via R using vignette(package = "powRICLPM").
  • The FAQ contains answers to frequently asked question that reach me via email.

Installation

To install the development version of powRICLPM, including the latest bug fixes and new features, run:

install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("jeroendmulder/powRICLPM")

To install the latest release of powRICLPM from CRAN, run:

install.packages("powRICLPM")

Citing powRICLPM

You can cite the R-package with the following citation:

Mulder, J.D., (2023). Power analysis for the random intercept cross-lagged panel model using the powRICLPM R-package. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 30(4), 645-658. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2022.2122467

Contact

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References

Hamaker, Ellen L., Rebecca M. Kuiper, and Raoul P. P. P. Grasman. 2015. “A critique of the cross-lagged panel model.” Psychological Methods 20 (1): 102–16. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038889.
Kenny, David A., and Alex Zautra. 1995. “The trait-state-error model for multiwave data.” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology1 63 (1): 52–59.
———. 2001. “Trait–state models for longitudinal data.” In New Methods for the Analysis of Change, 243–63. Washington: American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/10409-008.
Mulder, Jeroen D. 2023. “Power Analysis for the Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model Using the powRICLPM r-Package.” Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal 30 (4): 645–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2022.2122467.