Section outline

  • Small Group Discussion Section

    Faculty:  Armin Afshar, Beth Cohen, Raymond Hsu, Kristen Kangelaris, Chaz Langelier, Benjamin Lee, Kala Metha, Aoife O’Donovan, Suzanne Sharpton, Shan Ward, Daniel West

    Location:  Afashar Online, Cohen S-174, Hsu S-159, Kangelaris S-163, Langelier U-456, Lee S-178, Metha S-180, O'Donovan U-458, Sharpton U-506, Ward S-176, West S-157

    • Assignment:

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        1. Provide a contrasting point of view to the traditional view that studies with <80% power are not worthwhile
        2. Be very comfortable with the 1-sentence study plan summary
        3. Have justified the decisions/assumptions you used to estimate your sample size
        4. Know how to use a sample size calculator and the tables in the book to estimate sample size, given the decisions and assumptions you justified
        5. Be able to propose a logical (if not feasible) alternative design for your research question