Sample size and power calculations made simple

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-14

  McCrum Gardner, Evie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Minimal clinically important difference; Power; Sample size; Significance level; Type I error; Type II error

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455122669     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2010.17.1.45988     Document Type: Article

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