Versatile sample-size calculation using simulation

Stata Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-38

  Hooper, Richard ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Power; Sample size; Simsam; Simulation; St0282

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875644347     PISSN: 1536867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1536867x1301300103     Document Type: Article

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