Sample size and its importance in research
The sample size for a study needs to be estimated at the time the study is proposed; too large a sample is unnecessary and unethical, and too small a sample is unscientific and also unethical. The necessary sample size can be calculated, using statistical software, based on certain assumptions. If n...
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Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2020;volume=42;issue=1;spage=102;epage=103;aulast=Andrade |