Tips for troublesome sample-size calculation
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Sample size calculation plays an important role in clinical research. In clinical research, a sufficient number of patients is necessary to ensure the validity and the success of an intended trial. From a statistical point of view, if a clinically meaningful difference between a study treatment and a control truly exists, such a difference can always be detected with an arbitrary power as long ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2005-6419,2005-7563
DOI: 10.4097/kja.19497