Invited Commentary: Ethics and Sample Size—Another View

Prentice says that Bacchetti et al. have provided a service by encouraging the reader to think of value and burden on a per participant basis, and by arguing that the projected net burden per participant may often be largely independent of sample size.

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 2005-01, Vol.161 (2), p.111-112
Main Author: Prentice, Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Bioethics
Ethics, Research
Humans
Medical ethics
Medical research
Reproducibility of Results
Research Design
Sample Size
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Summary:Prentice says that Bacchetti et al. have provided a service by encouraging the reader to think of value and burden on a per participant basis, and by arguing that the projected net burden per participant may often be largely independent of sample size.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
0002-9262
DOI:10.1093/aje/kwi015