Dattalo, Patrick.
Determining sample size balancing power, precision, and practicality / [electronic resource] : Patrick Dattalo. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (167 p.) : ill. - Pocket guides to social work research methods . - Pocket guides to social work research methods. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text describes the following available approaches for estimating sample size in social work research and discusses their strengths and weaknesses: power analysis; heuristics or rules-of-thumb; confidence intervals; computer-intensive strategies; and ethical and cost considerations.
9780199865475 (ebook) : No price
Sampling (Statistics)
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Social surveys--Methodology.
HA31.2
519.52
Determining sample size balancing power, precision, and practicality / [electronic resource] : Patrick Dattalo. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (167 p.) : ill. - Pocket guides to social work research methods . - Pocket guides to social work research methods. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text describes the following available approaches for estimating sample size in social work research and discusses their strengths and weaknesses: power analysis; heuristics or rules-of-thumb; confidence intervals; computer-intensive strategies; and ethical and cost considerations.
9780199865475 (ebook) : No price
Sampling (Statistics)
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Social surveys--Methodology.
HA31.2
519.52