To cite PITS in publications, please cite the methods paper. Until it is published, please cite the software and the manuscript in preparation:

de Lorenzo D, Cortina-Borja M, Heys M (2026). “Using Simulations to Estimate the Statistical Power of Interrupted Time Series Studies: A Practical Guide for Health Researchers.” Manuscript in preparation. DOI to be added on acceptance.

de Lorenzo D (2026). PITS: Power of Interrupted Time Series (ITS) Studies. R package version 0.1.0, https://github.com/drdaviddelorenzo/PITS.

Corresponding BibTeX entries:

  @Article{,
    title = {Using Simulations to Estimate the Statistical Power of
      Interrupted Time Series Studies: A Practical Guide for Health
      Researchers},
    author = {David {de Lorenzo} and Mario Cortina-Borja and Michelle
      Heys},
    year = {2026},
    journal = {Manuscript in preparation},
    note = {DOI to be added on acceptance},
  }

  @Manual{,
    title = {PITS: Power of Interrupted Time Series (ITS) Studies},
    author = {David {de Lorenzo}},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 0.1.0},
    url = {https://github.com/drdaviddelorenzo/PITS},
  }