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Bayesian updating: increasing sample size during the course of a study

BACKGROUND: A priori sample size calculation requires an a priori estimate of the size of the effect. An incorrect estimate may result in a sample size that is too low to detect effects or that is unnecessarily high. An alternative to a priori sample size calculation is Bayesian updating, a procedur...

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Autor principal: Moerbeek, Mirjam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8258966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34225659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01334-6