How to Calculate Sample Size and Why

WHY: Calculating the sample size is essential to reduce the cost of a study and to prove the hypothesis effectively. HOW: Referring to pilot studies and previous research studies, we can choose a proper hypothesis and simplify the studies by using a website or Microsoft Excel sheet that contains for...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jeehyoung, Seo, Bong Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2013
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Special Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24009911
http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2013.5.3.235
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description WHY: Calculating the sample size is essential to reduce the cost of a study and to prove the hypothesis effectively. HOW: Referring to pilot studies and previous research studies, we can choose a proper hypothesis and simplify the studies by using a website or Microsoft Excel sheet that contains formulas for calculating sample size in the beginning stage of the study. MORE: There are numerous formulas for calculating the sample size for complicated statistics and studies, but most studies can use basic calculating methods for sample size calculation.
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spelling pubmed-37589952013-09-04 How to Calculate Sample Size and Why Kim, Jeehyoung Seo, Bong Soo Clin Orthop Surg Special Report WHY: Calculating the sample size is essential to reduce the cost of a study and to prove the hypothesis effectively. HOW: Referring to pilot studies and previous research studies, we can choose a proper hypothesis and simplify the studies by using a website or Microsoft Excel sheet that contains formulas for calculating sample size in the beginning stage of the study. MORE: There are numerous formulas for calculating the sample size for complicated statistics and studies, but most studies can use basic calculating methods for sample size calculation. The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2013-09 2013-08-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3758995/ /pubmed/24009911 http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2013.5.3.235 Text en Copyright © 2013 by The Korean Orthopaedic Association http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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