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Investigative Techniques > Epidemiologic Methods > Epidemiologic Research Design > Sample Size
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Investigative Techniques > Methods > Research Design > Sample Size

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Sample Size  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The number of units (persons, animals, patients, specified circumstances, etc.) in a population to be studied. The sample size should be big enough to have a high likelihood of detecting a true difference between two groups. (From Wassertheil-Smoller, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 1990, p95)

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