Sample size determination for conducting a pilot study to assess reliability of a questionnaire.
| Autor: | Bujang MA; Clinical Research Center, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia., Omar ED; Sector of Biostatistics and Data Repository, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia., Foo DHP; Clinical Research Center, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia., Hon YK; Institute for Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Restorative dentistry & endodontics [Restor Dent Endod] 2024 Jan 10; Vol. 49 (1), pp. e3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 10 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.5395/rde.2024.49.e3 |
| Abstrakt: | This article is a narrative review that discusses the recommended sample size requirements to design a pilot study to assess the reliability of a questionnaire. A list of various sample size tables that are based on the kappa agreement test, intra-class correlation test and Cronbach's alpha test has been compiled together. For all calculations, type I error (alpha) was set at a maximum value of 0.05, and power was set at a minimum value of 80.0%. For the kappa agreement test, intra-class correlation test, and Cronbach's alpha test, the recommended minimum sample size requirement based on the ideal effect sizes shall be at least 15, 22, and 24 subjects respectively. By making allowances for a non-response rate of 20.0%, a minimum sample size of 30 respondents will be sufficient to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. The clear guideline of minimum sample size requirement for the pilot study to assess the reliability of a questionnaire is discussed and this will ease researchers in preparation for the pilot study. This study provides justification for a minimum requirement of a sample size of 30 respondents specifically to test the reliability of a questionnaire. Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. (Copyright © 2024. The Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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