Preferred Label : sample size;
MeSH definition : The number of units (persons, animals, patients, specified circumstances, etc.) in
a population to be studied. The sample size should be big enough to have a high likelihood
of detecting a true difference between two groups. (From Wassertheil-Smoller, Biostatistics
and Epidemiology, 1990, p95);
MeSH synonym : sample sizes; size, sample; sizes, sample;
MeSH annotation : NIM with specific population or circumstances sampled (IM); no qualif; not restricted
to epidemiology; usually NIM with specific population or circumstances sampled (IM); not restricted
to epidemiology;
Origin ID : D018401;
UMLS CUI : C0242618;
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The number of units (persons, animals, patients, specified circumstances, etc.) in
a population to be studied. The sample size should be big enough to have a high likelihood
of detecting a true difference between two groups. (From Wassertheil-Smoller, Biostatistics
and Epidemiology, 1990, p95)