Allowable Error In Sample Size Calculation
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ListAyuv.35(2); Apr-Jun 2014PMC4279315 Ayu. 2014 Apr-Jun; 35(2): 119–123. doi: 10.4103/0974-8520.146202PMCID: PMC4279315Some basic aspects of sample size estimation formula statistical methods and sample size determination in health science researchV. S Binu, Shreemathi S. Mayya, and Murali Dhar1Department of Statistics, Manipal University, sample size determination formula with example Manipal, Karnataka, India1Department of Population Policies and Programmes, International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaAddress for correspondence: Dr. Murali Dhar, Asso. Prof. Department of Population Policies and Programmes, International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088, Maharashtra, India.
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E-mail: ten.spii@rahd.mAuthor information â–º Copyright and License information â–ºCopyright : © AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda)This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.AbstractA health science researcher may sometimes wonder “why statistical methods are so important in research?” Simple answer is that, statistical methods are used throughout a study that includes planning, designing, collecting data, analyzing and drawing meaningful interpretation and report the findings. Hence, it is important that a researcher knows the concepts of at least basic statistical methods used at various stages of a research study. This helps the researcher in the conduct of an appropriately well-designed study leading to valid
the smallest area. Based on preliminary sampling, sample size can be estimated as: n = 4(CV)2/(AE%)2 [13] where: n is the sample size of characteristics of interest sample size calculation power 4 is the approximate Z2 value for 95 percent confidence CV sample size calculation clinical trials is the coefficient of variation in percent AE% is the allowable error in percent For example, for FCD Class
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1 with a CV of basal area per hectare of 34 percent (Table 11) and with and allowable error of 10 percent: n = 4(33.5)2/102 = 44.89 sample points In other words, a minimum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279315/ of 45 sample points is required to estimate the basal area of trees greater than 15 cm dbh with 95 percent confidence and a 10 percent allowable error. Table 11 shows the number of samples required for the study area based on the CV for the different FCD classes at different accuracy levels for trees with a dbh above 15 cm for different allowable errors. A higher allowable error http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac838e/ac838e12.htm reduces the number of samples required. Forest managers will have to decide on the desirable level of accuracy to determine the number of sampling plots. For a rapid assessment of forest conditions, an allowable error of 15 percent is recommended. At this level, the total number of samples required for all the FCD classes within the study area calculated based on volume/ha amounts to 121 plots. The variation is higher for the higher density forest classes. However, the number of samples required for FCD Class 2 is very small (12 samples) because of the significantly lower CV for that class. The CV for each FCD class will be different if calculations are based on different dbh classes and subsequently, the number of samples required will also differ. Thus if managers are only interested in the large trees (e.g. trees with dbh >45 cm), the number of samples required should be calculated based on the CV of large trees. Table 11. Number of samples for trees > 15cm dbh FCD class CV No. of samples at 10 % A.E No. of samples at 15% A.E No. of samples at 20% A.E bah volh bah volh bah volh bah volh 1 33.5 32.4 45 42 20
Alerts Search this journal Advanced Journal Search » Impact Factor:1.196 | Ranking:Veterinary Sciences 45 out of 138 Source:2016 Release of Journal Citation Reports, Source: http://vdi.sagepub.com/content/21/1/3.full 2015 Web of Science Data Practical Sample Size Calculations for Surveillance and Diagnostic Investigations Geoffrey T. Fosgate⇓1 1From the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. ↵Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. gfosgate{at}cvm.tamu.edu  Next Section Abstract The likelihood that a sample size study will yield statistically significant results depends on the chosen sample size. Surveillance and diagnostic situations that require sample size calculations include certification of disease freedom, estimation of diagnostic accuracy, comparison of diagnostic accuracy, and determining equivalency of test accuracy. Reasons for inadequately sized studies that do not achieve statistical significance include failure to perform sample size calculations, selecting sample size based on convenience, sample size calculation insufficient funding for the study, and inefficient utilization of available funding. Sample sizes are directly dependent on the assumptions used for their calculation. Investigators must first specify the likely values of the parameters that they wish to estimate as their best guess prior to study initiation. They further need to define the desired precision of the estimate and allowable error levels. Type I (alpha) and type II (beta) errors are the errors associated with rejection of the null hypothesis when it is true and the nonrejection of the null hypothesis when it is false (a specific alternative hypothesis is true), respectively. Calculated sample sizes should be increased by the number of animals that are expected to be lost over the course of the study. Free software routines are available to calculate the necessary sample sizes for many surveillance and diagnostic situations. The objectives of the present article are to briefly discuss the statistical theory behind sample size calculations and provide practical tools and instruction for their calculation. Diagnostic testing epidemiology sample size study design surveillance Previous SectionNext Section Introduction Calculation of sample size is important for the design of epidemiologic s