Depends on effect size and variance. https://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/statmistakes/FactorsInfluencingPower.html https://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/statmist

Depends on effect size and variance. https://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/statmistakes/FactorsInfluencingPower.html https://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/statmistakes/FactorsInfl... A study with low power is perfectly alright for an exploratory study that is not meant to prove anything but to check if it's worthwhile to spend a lot of resources on an idea in the first place. http://lynn-library.libguides.com/researchmethods/researchmethodsd8 http://lynn-library.libguides.com/researchmethods/researchme... > 1. Exploratory research generally utilizes small sample sizes and, thus, findings are typically not generalizable to the population at large. > 2. The exploratory nature of the research inhibits an ability to make definitive conclusions about the findings. > ... The problem is when exploratory studies make it to the media and people confuse them with studies meant to settle questions rather than just raise them.