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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Main Author: Chittaranjan Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-01-01
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