Determining sample size : balancing power, precision, and practicality / Patrick Dattalo.
Determining sample size : balancing power, precision, and practicality / Patrick Dattalo.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N519.52/15
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English
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167 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Basic terms and concepts -- Statistical power analysis -- Confidence intervals: measures of precision -- Computer-intensive methods -- Additional considerations, recommendations, and conclusions -- Worked examples.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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"This pocket guide shows social work students, educators, and researchers how to prevent some of the mistakes that would result from a wrong sample-size decision by describing and critiquing four main approaches to determining sample size. In concise, example-rich chapters, Dattalo covers sample-size determination using power analysis, confidence i...
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Determining sample size : balancing power, precision, and practicality / Patrick Dattalo.
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Pocket guides to social work research.
Pocket guides to social work research methods.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-161) and index.
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N519.52/15
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74VM8X3jOzJX
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ISBN
0195315499 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780195315493 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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519.52
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991000170599702626