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Beware of n=1

December 18, 2012

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When a study or survey is done, n refers to the sample size -the number of subjects in the study. So if you survey 1000 people, n=1000. In statistics and research, typically the greater the sample size the better. Because the greater the sample size the closer you get to studying the entire population you’re […]