============================================================================== LOG-DAY MODEL + COHEN'S f + POWER -- boxa_a2_d6_10 ============================================================================== model: behavior ~ stim + log(day) + stim:log(day) + (1|rat) (success COUNT) log(day) uses 1-indexed training day (our day 0 = paper "Day 1") observed groups: stim n=3, control n=3 nrep=120, alpha=0.05 --- fitted on real data --- stim x log(day) interaction: F(1,26)=0.252 p(resid)=0.6199 p(Satt)=0.6202 (df=24) honest per-animal random slope (log-day): F(1,6.0)=0.19 p=0.6783 Cohen's f (interaction, partial eta^2=0.004) = 0.065 (small; f: .10 small, .25 medium, .40 large) --- power simulation (log-day ground truth: stim:logday=+9.52, ratSD=6.32, resSD=8.30) --- true stim:log(day) = +9.52 (100% of observed) N/group | per-animal power | LME power ------------------------------------------ 3 | 0.02 | 0.06 <- observed 5 | 0.09 | 0.13 8 | 0.12 | 0.12 12 | 0.11 | 0.17 16 | 0.14 | 0.16 24 | 0.32 | 0.34 true stim:log(day) = +4.76 (50% of observed) N/group | per-animal power | LME power ------------------------------------------ 3 | 0.06 | 0.10 <- observed 5 | 0.07 | 0.07 8 | 0.05 | 0.07 12 | 0.09 | 0.10 16 | 0.09 | 0.12 24 | 0.12 | 0.15 Read the per-animal column as the honest power; the LME column matches the paper's power code (anova interaction p, observation-level DF) and is optimistic.