> I think I am trying to say, gently, that your basic question doesn't
> make very good sense to me; and it did not, to Dennis, either.
> "Optimal" is one problematic word. Another problem is that
> you seem to ask about all research, in all of the world
> It might be a clever way to att
> 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
Hi
I am interessted in the question of optimal sample size in general, not for
a special statistical technique.
My questions: (1) What do I have to keep in mind if I compute optimal sample
size, what is relevant? (2) What are the classic studies and who has highly
influenced the subject? (3) Wha
