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Possible sources of skew is more interesting. Larger, skewed samples can be far worse than smaller, randomized ones.
by pimmen 8y ago
Possible sources of skew is more interesting. Larger, skewed samples can be far worse than smaller, randomized ones.
- Fomite 8y agoThis is the source of a classic exam question given by Ken Rothman, an epidemiologist: As sample size goes up, the probability that an estimate's confidence interval contains the true value of an effect goes.. A) Up B) Down
- pimmen 8y agoThanks for the reference! Very interesting Twitter discussion that sparked. :)