Practical Approaches to the Determination of the Sample Size in Clinical Studies
KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.205-211, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Dergi Adı: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.205-211
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Sample size, Randomized controlled trial, Statistical data analysis
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The problem of sample size determination is an important and generally difficult step of planning the statistical part of a clinical study. In this paper, some suggestions are made for determining the sample size in a successful and meaningful way. In order to design a high-quality clinical study with reliable results, practical tables and guiding clues are presented for sample size determination of t-tests for paired and independent samples.