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genevieve1028

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A ____________ is a statistical method used to determine the minimal acceptable sample size to detect the true effect in a quantitative study.
 
  a. saturation analysis
  b. significance analysis
  c. meta-analysis
  d. power analysis

Question 2

Adequate sample size is important because
 
  a. the sample has to be large enough for the study to be considered worthy of publication.
  b. the total number of participants must sign consent forms.
  c. researchers must be careful to avoid any accusations of bias.
  d. the sample has to be representative of the target population for results to be valid.



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emilymalinowski12

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Answer to Question 1

d. power analysis

Answer to Question 2

d. the sample has to be representative of the target population for results to be valid.




genevieve1028

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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