============================================================================== LOG-DAY MODEL + COHEN'S f + POWER -- boxa_a2_d0_5 ============================================================================== 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=4 nrep=120, alpha=0.05 --- fitted on real data --- stim x log(day) interaction: F(1,38)=4.320 p(resid)=0.04447 p(Satt)=0.04382 (df=42) honest per-animal random slope (log-day): F(1,10.2)=3.63 p=0.0853 Cohen's f (interaction, partial eta^2=0.032) = 0.181 (small-medium; f: .10 small, .25 medium, .40 large) --- power simulation (log-day ground truth: stim:logday=+15.16, ratSD=0.00, resSD=14.15) --- true stim:log(day) = +15.16 (100% of observed) N/group | per-animal power | LME power ------------------------------------------ 3 | 0.22 | 0.51 <- observed 5 | 0.55 | 0.68 8 | 0.81 | 0.85 12 | 0.95 | 0.97 16 | 1.00 | 0.99 24 | 1.00 | 1.00 true stim:log(day) = +7.58 (50% of observed) N/group | per-animal power | LME power ------------------------------------------ 3 | 0.08 | 0.23 <- observed 5 | 0.17 | 0.23 8 | 0.24 | 0.27 12 | 0.42 | 0.47 16 | 0.55 | 0.58 24 | 0.85 | 0.85 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.