• arcine@jlai.lu
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    2 days ago

    50 people is an irrelevant sample size. Just because the findings seem to make sense doesn’t mean the study is good.

    • Don Piano@feddit.org
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      No, it’s not. Standard error of the mean estimate is SD/sqrt(n-1), so it depends on the signal/effect to noise ratio how much you can learn from it. SE of the mean difference for a between subjects design is slightly different but not miles off from that. You can squeeze even more info out of it by using within subjects designs.

      What makes you think a sample size of 50 is irrelevant?

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      Hey there, fella! If the findings confirm my biases, sample size is irrelevant. Science has spoken! /s