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Helper function for calibrate_thresholds() function that evaluates a single combination of a pp_threshold and a ppp_threshold for a single dataset

Usage

eval_thresh(
  data,
  pp_threshold,
  ppp_threshold,
  p0,
  N,
  direction = "greater",
  delta = NULL,
  monitoring = "futility",
  prior = c(0.5, 0.5),
  S = 5000
)

Arguments

data

the name of the dataset

pp_threshold

the posterior probability threshold of interest

ppp_threshold

the posterior probability threshold of interest for futility monitoring

p0

The target value to compare to in the one-sample case. Set to NULL for the two-sample case.

N

the total planned sample size at the end of the trial, c(N0, N1) for two-sample case; integer of total planned sample size at end of trial N for one-sample case

direction

"greater" (default) if interest is in P(p1 > p0) and "less" if interest is in P(p1 < p0) for two-sample case. For one-sample case, "greater" if interest is in P(p > p0) and "less" if interest is in P(p < p0).

delta

clinically meaningful difference between groups. Typically 0 for the two-sample case. NULL for the one-sample case (default).

monitoring

the type of interim monitoring to be performed. One of "futility" or "efficacy". Default is "futility".

prior

hyperparameters of prior beta distribution. Beta(0.5, 0.5) is default

S

number of samples, default is 5000

Value

Returns a tibble with the total sample size at the end of the trial, the number of responses observed at the end of the trial, the pp_threshold considered, the ppp_threshold considered, the observed predictive probability generated from calc_predictive(), and an indicator for whether the trial was positive or not at the end