Sample size calculations: should the emperor's clothes be off the peg or made to measure?

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Norman, Geoffrey [1 ]
Monteiro, Sandra [1 ]
Salama, Suzette [2 ]
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[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Psychol, Hamilton, ON L8S 2T1, Canada
[2] Hamilton Hlth Sci, Med, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2012年 / 345卷
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10.1136/bmj.e5278
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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