Estimate’s comparison between normal distribution (N) and t distribution (t).

ObjectiveTo provide a practical guidance for the analysis of N-of-1 trials by comparing four commonly used models.MethodsThe four models, paired t-test, mixed effects model of difference, mixed effects model and meta-analysis of summary data were compared using a simulation study. The assumed 3-cycles and 4-cycles N-of-1 trials were set with sample sizes of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 30 respectively under normally distributed assumption. The data were generated based on variance-covariance matrix under the assumption of (i) compound symmetry structure or first-order autoregressive structure, and (ii) no carryover effect or 20% carryover effect. Type I error, power, bias (mean error), and mean square error (MSE) of effect differences between two groups were used to evaluate the performance of the four models.ResultsThe results from the 3-cycles and 4-cycles N-of-1 trials were comparable with respect to type I error, power, bias and MSE. Paired t-test yielded type I error near to the nominal level, higher power, comparable bias and small MSE, whether there was carryover effect or not. Compared with paired t-test, mixed effects model produced similar size of type I error, smaller bias, but lower power and bigger MSE. Mixed effects model of difference and meta-analysis of summary data yielded type I error far from the nominal level, low power, and large bias and MSE irrespective of the presence or absence of carryover effect.ConclusionWe recommended paired t-test to be used for normally distributed data of N-of-1 trials because of its optimal statistical performance. In the presence of carryover effects, mixed effects model could be used as an alternative.

Mean percentage reconstruction error on simulated samples are shown for six tree-building models considering (i) SD, (ii) SD+CD, (iii) SD+GD, (iv) SD+CD+GD (v) NJ and (vi) MP when the sampling distribution of cells is varied.

Distribution for taxa includes an outlier which results in incorrect inferences.Assumptions of the test are not optimal given the distribution of the taxa (i.e., skewness, large proportion of zeros or power).**Most optimal approach, given the distribution of the taxa.

Cognitive achievements in mathematics skill scores are crucial for daily life in modern society. The objectives of this study were to apply the alpha power transformed Lindley probability distribution to students’ cognitive achievement skill scores using regression models and to identify the best probability distributions for cognitive achievement, including APTLD, using Young Lives datasets. This study proposes regression modeling using the alpha power transformation Lindley probability distribution for the application of cognitive achievement in mathematics skill scores. The study found that students’ average mathematics skill score was 37.01%, with a standard deviation of 14.9, reflecting performance variation. Parental education differed significantly, with 48.5% of mothers and 34% of fathers lacking formal schooling. Additionally, 59% of students lived in rural areas, while 41% resided in urban settings. The average household size was 5.77 members, showing variability in family structures. From the results, the findings show that the mean cognitive achievement in mathematics skill scores (37.01) is greater than the median (33.33), indicating that the data are positively skewed or right-skewed. The APTLD regression model demonstrates the best fit for the data, as indicated by its lowest AIC and BIC values compared to the APTEPLD, TPLD, and TwPLD models. This confirms its superiority in capturing the underlying structure of mathematics skill scores, making it the most suitable model for analyzing cognitive achievement. Therefore, this new model can be considered a significant contribution to the field of statistics and probability methods. Future work on the presented study could extend the APTLD distribution using Bayesian regression models.

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