Sample size: from formulae to concepts - II
Keywords:
Z, Z, Z/2, Population size, ContingencyAbstract
Sample size formulae need some input data or to say it otherwise we need some parameters to calculate sample size. This second part on the formula explanation gives ideas of Z, population size, precision of error, standard deviation, contingency etc which influence sample size.
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