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Sample size is related to the conclusions you can draw. If their goal is that ibuprofen has this effect, then 15 can be enough given the specific effects they a
by devwastaken 8y ago
Sample size is related to the conclusions you can draw. If their goal is that ibuprofen has this effect, then 15 can be enough given the specific effects they are getting. If their goal is more complex, say that ibuprofen reduces fertility, that's be a lot harder if the effect wasn't massive and well reproduceable.
- yomly 8y agoI find this topic hard to comment on specifically, but I think you are probably on the right lines about specificity of the observed phenomenon being of key here. Using a ridiculous example "for a sample set of 10, the author found that exposure to fire causes burns" would hopefully not draw similar sampling concerns but as I don't know this subject matter deeply, I can't comment whether it is true for this case