Determining Sample Size: Balancing Power, Precision, and Practicality

by Patrick Dattalo

Book Overview

A researcher's decision about the sample to draw in a study may have an enormous impact on the results, and it rests on numerous statistical and practical considerations that can be difficult to juggle. Computer programs help, but no single software package exists that allows researchers to determine sample size across all statistical procedures. This pocket guide shows social work students, educators, and researchers how to prevent some of the mistakes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195315499
• ISBN13: 9780195315493
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.4"