"Sample Size" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The number of units (persons, animals, patients, specified circumstances, etc.) in a population to be studied. The sample size should be big enough to have a high likelihood of detecting a true difference between two groups. (From Wassertheil-Smoller, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 1990, p95)
| Descriptor ID |
D018401
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.780.762 E05.581.500.902 N05.715.360.780.692 N06.850.520.445.762
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| Concept/Terms |
Sample Size- Sample Size
- Sample Sizes
- Size, Sample
- Sizes, Sample
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sample Size" by people in Profiles.
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Empirical evaluation of internal validation methods for prediction in large-scale clinical data with rare-event outcomes: a case study in suicide risk prediction. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2023 02 01; 23(1):33.
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Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use. Nature. 2022 12; 612(7941):720-724.
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Two weights make a wrong: Cluster randomized trials with variable cluster sizes and heterogeneous treatment effects. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 03; 114:106702.
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Sample size considerations for mid-season estimates from a large influenza vaccine effectiveness network in the United States. Vaccine. 2021 06 08; 39(25):3324-3328.
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Using predictive analytics to improve pragmatic trial design. Clin Trials. 2020 08; 17(4):394-401.
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An evaluation of constrained randomization for the design and analysis of group-randomized trials with binary outcomes. Stat Med. 2017 Oct 30; 36(24):3791-3806.
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Tailored multifactorial intervention to improve dizziness symptoms and quality of life, balance and gait in dizziness sufferers aged over 50 years: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatr. 2017 02 15; 17(1):56.
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A survey of current practices for genomic sequencing test interpretation and reporting processes in US laboratories. Genet Med. 2017 05; 19(5):575-582.
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Medical Care Costs Associated With Long-term Weight Maintenance Versus Weight Gain Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2016 Nov; 39(11):1981-1986.
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Constrained Score Statistics Identify Genetic Variants Interacting with Multiple Risk Factors in Barrett's Esophagus. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 08 04; 99(2):352-65.