Section outline

  • Small Group Discussion Section

    Faculty: Felica Chow, Asa Clemenzi-Allen, Beth Cohen, Jennifer Felder, Samuel Goldman, Diana Kwong, Brett Ley, Kala Metha, Amy Padula, Neela Penumarthy, Daniel West

    Location:   Chow S-159, Clemenzi-Allen online, Cohen S-163, Cullaro S-172, Felder U-506, Goldman U460, Kwong S-174, Ley S-180, Metha S-168, Padula U-456,  Penumarthy U70,  West S-157


    • Assignment:

       Download and review full assignment below. Most important:

        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

    • Assignment Due Date:  

      Assignment 3 (Part 1) due in small group on Monday, August 13, due electronically to small group instructor by noon on Thursday, August 16.