/span> 3 proportions of between
person variance). The analysis is partitioned into two parts to reduce
total computation time: A preliminary analysis part, and a validation
part.</p>
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<h2 id="preliminary-analysis">Preliminary analysis<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#preliminary-analysis"></a>
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<p>First, a Monte Carlo power analysis is performed over all 171
experimental conditions using a limited number of replications
(<code>reps = 100</code>). These preliminary