《Stats_Present_Sample_Size》.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Repeated measures Simple designs may not require complex calculations Read chapter 2 of Statistical Rules of Thumb, by Gerald van Belle (2002, John Wiley and Sons) Using specialized software is useful if many calculations will be performed Important to remember Pilot studies do not need sample size calculation!!! There is no point in doing power analysis after the study is done Sample size is an educated guess, and it works only if: The study samples comes from the same or similar populations to the pilot study populations The population of interest is not changin