The Power of Power: Elevating Power Analysis as a Tool for Credible, Fundable, and Impactful Research (Online)

Date: Monday 14 July 2025, 4.00PM - 5.15PM
Location: Online
Section Group Meeting
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As researchers, funders, and institutions aim to produce evidence that is rigorous, transparent, and decision-relevant, statistical power remains a foundational yet often underutilized component. This cross-disciplinary webinar explores how power analysis can be applied not only to study design, but also to inform resource planning, improve interpretability, and enhance the credibility of findings across a wide range of fields.
 
Drawing on experience in research design, policy evaluation, evidence synthesis, and statistical methods, speakers will share practical insights on how power analysis can help ensure studies are well-scoped, informative, and built to support both technical and policy decision-making. The session will highlight how planning for power can improve the return on research investments and help ensure that evidence is robust enough to inform real-world decisions.
 
Each speaker will offer a short perspective or example (5-10 minutes), followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A.
 
 
  • Elizabeth Tipton – Generalizability and subgroup power
  • Sandra Wilson – Empirical benchmarks for effect sizes
  • Elizabeth Stuart – Bias vs. variance: when power isn’t the top priority
  • Eric Hedberg – Discussant (practical sample-sizing, policy design, synthesis)
 
Contact Elizabeth Eisenhauer for Emerging Applications Section Group 
 
Members- free to attend 

Non members - £10
 
 
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