Determining sample size : balancing power, precision, and practicality / Patrick Dattalo.
This text describes the following available approaches for estimating sample size in social work research and discusses their strengths and weaknesses: power analysis; heuristics or rules-of-thumb; confidence intervals; computer-intensive strategies; and ethical and cost considerations.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Pocket guides to social work research methods.
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| Online Access: | University Press Scholarship Online Complete Collection |
| Summary: | This text describes the following available approaches for estimating sample size in social work research and discusses their strengths and weaknesses: power analysis; heuristics or rules-of-thumb; confidence intervals; computer-intensive strategies; and ethical and cost considerations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (167 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |