Re: sample size and sig levels

[Susan Kinnevy <kinnevy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use effect size comparisons with large samples - it's a measure of impact 
and controls for sample size.

At 5/8/2003, you wrote:
>I recently read an article that had an extremely large
>sample (population study of health care).  The
>differences looked small but were statistically
>significant.  should there be adjustments made for
>extremely large samples?
>
>bill
>
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Susan C. Kinnevy, Ph.D.
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