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0 pointsburkaman2y ago0 comments

Wow that is a great quote, really makes it intuitive why sample size doesn't have to grow with population size.

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tgv2y ago

But it does grow with variability and effect size. And of processes you don't understand, you don't know these. So you often do need a big spoon, and to taste more than just the top. "This noodle soup is just water (p < 0.05)."

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0 pointsburkaman2y ago0 comments

Wow that is a great quote, really makes it intuitive why sample size doesn't have to grow with population size.

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tgv2y ago

But it does grow with variability and effect size. And of processes you don't understand, you don't know these. So you often do need a big spoon, and to taste more than just the top. "This noodle soup is just water (p < 0.05)."

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