Determining sample size [electronic resource] : balancing power, precision, and practicality /
by Dattalo, Patrick.
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BookSeries: Pocket guides to social work research methods: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (167 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199865475 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Sampling (Statistics) | Social sciences -- Statistical methods | Social surveys -- MethodologyOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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