Algorithm for sample availability prediction in a hospital-based epidemiological study spreadsheet-based sample availability calculator

Autor: Amrit Sudershan, Kanak Mahajan, Rakesh K. Panjaliya, Manoj K. Dhar, Parvinder Kumar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03399-1
Popis: Abstract Looking at the population’s behavior by taking samples is quite uncertain due to its big and dynamic structure and unimaginable variability. All quantitative sampling approaches aim to draw a representative sample from the population so that the results of the studying samples can then be generalized back to the population. The probability of detecting a true effect of a study largely depends on the sample size and if taking small samples will give lowers statistical power, higher risk of missing a meaningful underlying difference. The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis i.e., finding significant difference using the sample largely depends upon the statistical power. There are a lot of online tools used for calculating the sample size, but none tell us about the availability of samples from single site in a fixed span. This study aims to provide an efficient calculation method for the availability of samples during a specific period of a research study which is an important question to be answered during the research study design. So, we have designed a spreadsheet-based sample availability calculator tool implemented in MS-Excel 2007.
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