Correlation Test Sample Size Calculator

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Calculate the sample size needed to test whether a Pearson correlation coefficient differs from a null value.

Study Parameters
Results

Required Sample Size

85

Achieved Power

80.0%

Effect Size

0.300

Method: Two-sided correlation test (Fisher z)
Fisher z(r)0.310
Fisher z(r0)0.000
|r - r0|0.300
  • Bivariate normal distribution
  • Fisher z-transformation for variance stabilisation
  • Two-sided hypothesis test
  • Null correlation rho_0 = 0
Formula
n = [(z_{alpha/2} + z_beta) / (arctanh(r) - arctanh(r0))]^2 + 3
References
  1. Cohen J (1988). Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed. Erlbaum.
  2. Fisher RA (1921). On the 'probable error' of a coefficient of correlation deduced from a small sample. Metron, 1, 3-32.