Optimal sample sizes for precise interval estimation of Welch's procedure under various allocation and cost considerations

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 202-212

  Shieh, Gwowen ^a   Jan, Show Li ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behrens Fisher problem; Precision; Study design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84857133460     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: 15543528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13428-011-0139-z     Document Type: Article

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