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Post hoc power represents a calculation of power after the data have been collected. These pages explain why this calculation is not appropriate. Also see Category: Sample size justification, Category: Writing research papers. Other entries about post hoc power can be found in the post hoc power page at the StATS website.

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Stats: Post hoc power is never justified (May 13, 2005). Someone wrote in and was upset that a referee was insisting on post hoc power for all the outcome measures, and he only wanted to compute post hoc power for the negative outcomes (the outcomes that did not achieve statistical significance).

Stats: Post hoc power (November 1, 2002). Dear Professor Mean, The results of my study were negative, and the journal reviewer insists that I perform a post hoc power calculation. How do I do this?  -Jittery Jerry

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