Investigator: Right, here is the data set. What is the P value? Statistician: Oh, hello again. Look, I have some concerns about how the endpoint was assessed... Investigator: Fine, I'll add a sentence ...

Power analyses and sample size calculations are important parts of many research projects. Often, before data are even collected, it is necessary to calculate and justify the required sample size for ...

The selection of suitable outcomes and sample size calculation are critical factors in the design of a randomised controlled trial (RCT). The goal of this study was to identify the range of outcomes ...

Let me show you a catchy new graphic and then I’ll explain what’s going on. You’ll see that, in addition to listing the date of the poll, we also list the sample size. And not only do we list the ...

Phase III, Randomized Study of the Effects of Parenteral Iron, Oral Iron, or No Iron Supplementation on the Erythropoietic Response to Darbepoetin Alfa for Patients With Chemotherapy-Associated Anemia ...

The probability that the null hypothesis will be rejected when it is actually true is called the false positive rate and is determined by the significance level of the test (called alpha which is ...

Cheung and colleagues warned that underpowered studies that committed a type II error will discourage clinicians from using effective treatment.1 I agreed with this ...