Re: optimal sample size

2001-10-02 Thread Rich Ulrich
On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:52:08 +0200, Bernhard Kuster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [me] 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

optimal sample size

2001-10-01 Thread Bernhard Kuster
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

Re: optimal sample size

2001-10-01 Thread Dennis Roberts
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 ... At 12:23 PM 10/1/01 +0200, Bernhard Kuster wrote: Hi I am interessted in the question of optimal sample size in general

Re: optimal sample size

2001-10-01 Thread Rich Ulrich
On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 12:23:28 +0200, Bernhard Kuster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I am interessted in the question of optimal sample size in general, not for a special statistical technique. (a) There was a notable 1974 article on Believability when N=1 and here is an academic webpage

Re: optimal sample size

2001-10-01 Thread Bernhard Kuster
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

Re: optimal sample size

2001-10-01 Thread Bernhard Kuster
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 attack