Checklist for sample size
This checklist has been contributed by Dave Sackett ( www.davesackett.com ), who
prepared it for the forthcoming 3rd edition of Clinical Epidemiology; A
Basic Science for Answering Questions about Health Care, to be
published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins in 2005.
- Based on your trial question, calculate your sample size
requirement
- Based on your eligibility criteria, estimate (with appropriate
skepticism) the availability of appropriate patients
- If (when) necessary, apply strategies to increase (effective)
sample
size
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This document was last updated on 24th October 2004.