effect-size-planning

name: effect-size-planning description: Determine effect size types and calculation methods for meta-analytic synthesis execution: subagent prompt: ./prompt.md input: outcome_measures, study_designs dependencies: sops: - spawn-agent

Effect Size Planning SOP

Determine the appropriate effect size metric, calculation methods, and conversion formulas for the meta-analysis.

When to Use

• After inclusion criteria are defined
• Before data extraction begins
• When studies report outcomes in different metrics

Input

• outcome_measures: Types of outcome measures across included studies
• study_designs: Study designs present in the evidence base

Output

Complete effect size specification including primary metric, calculation formulas for each reporting format, and conversion procedures.

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.