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Considerations when calculating the sample size for an inequality test

Click here for Korean Translation. Calculating the sample size is a vital step during the planning of a study in order to ensure the desired power for detecting clinically meaningful differences. However, estimating the sample size is not always straightforward. A number of key components should be...

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Autor principal: In, Junyong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27482308
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2016.69.4.327
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Sumario:Click here for Korean Translation. Calculating the sample size is a vital step during the planning of a study in order to ensure the desired power for detecting clinically meaningful differences. However, estimating the sample size is not always straightforward. A number of key components should be considered to calculate a suitable sample size. In this paper, general considerations for conducting sample size calculations for inequality tests are summarized.