SIMULATE_LME_DATA_SHUFFLED-(Helper)Generatesdatausingthe'shuffle'method.Methodology:Thisisanon-parametricmethodthatsimulatesdataunderthenullhypothesisbyshufflingthemodel's residuals. It makes no assumption about the shape of the error distribution, instead using the empirical distribution of the errors observed in the data. Process: 1. Calculates the composite residuals from the baseline model (Residual = Observed_Y - Grand_Mean). This residual combines the random effect and the individual error term. 2. Pools all residuals together and shuffles them randomly. 3. Creates a simulated null dataset by adding the shuffled residuals back to the grand mean. This breaks any relationship between predictors and the outcome. 4. Injects the `effect_size` to create the alternative hypothesis dataset. Assumptions: - Assumes "exchangeability" of the composite residuals across the entire dataset. This means it assumes any error could have occurred for any observation, regardless of its group membership. Pros/Cons: + Robust to violations of normality. - The exchangeability assumption is strong and often inappropriate for mixed models, as it ignores the dependency within groups. This can make it less accurate than the hierarchical method.