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\name{power.prop.test}
\alias{power.prop.test}
\title{Power calculations two sample test for of proportions}
\usage{
power.prop.test(n=NULL, p1=NULL, p2=NULL, sig.level=0.05,
                power=NULL,
                alternative=c("two.sided", "one.sided"))
}
%- maybe also `usage' for other objects documented here.
\arguments{
 \item{n}{Number of observations (per group)}
 \item{p1}{probability in one group}
 \item{p2}{probability in other group}
 \item{sig.level}{Significance level (Type I error probability)}
 \item{power}{Power of test (1 minus Type II error probability)}
 \item{alternative}{One- or two-sided test}
}
\description{
 Compute power of test, or determine parameters to obtain target power.
}
\details{
  Exactly one of the parameters \code{n}, \code{p1}, \code{p2}
  \code{power}, and \code{sig.level} must be passed as NULL, and that
  parameter is determined from the others. Notice that \code{sig.level}
  has a non-NULL default so NULL must be explicitly passed if you want
  it  computed.
}
\value{
  Object of class \code{power.htest}, a list of the arguments (including
  the computed one) augmented with \code{method} and \code{note}
  elements. 
}
\author{Peter Dalgaard.  Based on previous work by Claus Ekstrøm}
\note{
  \code{uniroot} is used to solve power equation for unknowns, so
  you may see errors from it, notably about inability to bracket the
  root when invalid arguments are given. If one of them is computed
  \code{p1 < p2} will hold, although this is not enforced when both are
  specified.
}

\seealso{\code{\link{prop.test}}, \code{\link[base]{uniroot}}}


\examples{
 power.prop.test(n=50, p1=.50, p2=.75)
 power.prop.test(p1=.50, p2=.75, power=.90)
 power.prop.test(n=50, p1=.5, power=.90)
}
\keyword{ htest }