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n=45 Link to study: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(20)30057-7 https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(20)...

• athenot 7y ago
  Low N is still interesting. If anything, it can help justify larger studies along the same lines, since there are costs for a study and researchers have to make their case to get the funding.
  • Someone1234 7y ago
    It isn't "Low N" though. 45 adults for a clinical study like this one is actually a very respectable size, particularly given their measures (and their respective reliability/studies backing them). Seems like every study I read non-science people accuse it of having too few participants, without even considering the type of study (clinical Vs. statistical) and measures (subjective Vs. objective, reliability, literature, etc). This is not a "Low N" study. If you believe it is then explain the statistics or methodology problems.
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    • athenot 7y ago
      Yes, that too. Also it's important to realize that each study is a datapoint unto itself, and over time these data points paint a picture. But even if the study is not the whole picture, we can still get a hint as to what that picture is shaping to be.
• turadg 7y ago
  The “graphical abstract” wonderfully distills the study design and results. https://marlin-prod.literatumonline.com/cms/attachment/a9753117-0019-4fdd-a36a-875ec659119c/fx1.jpg https://marlin-prod.literatumonline.com/cms/attachment/a9753... I hope more papers do this. Is it required by Cell?