> what is the MINIMAL n needed to accomplish these ends" ... that might be
optimal if you are looking for the
> smallest n you can get by with ... but, optimal does not have to be
defined
> as such ...

Thanks for your comments. To be honest, for me the term "opitmal" (which
seems not to be a very good term) reffered completely to the task of
minimizing sample size without risking to not be able to reject the "null
hypothesis". What could be another definition of optimal in connection with
sample size?



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