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Abstract
Sample size calculations are integral to project design. A description of the underlying theory behind them is set out. Required are the significance level, the power, the clinical difference and the standard deviation. Douglas Altman's nomogram is particularly useful for sample size calculations for comparing independent samples.Mesh:
Year: 2008 PMID: 18429871 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01668.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Otolaryngol ISSN: 1749-4478 Impact factor: 2.597