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Sample Size MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sample Size
Tree Number(s)
E05.318.370.762
E05.581.500.902
N05.715.360.325.692
N06.850.520.445.762
Unique ID
D018401
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018401
Annotation
usually NIM with specific population or circumstances sampled (IM); not restricted to epidemiology
Scope Note
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)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/02/28
Revision Date
2018/06/29

No Qualifiers
Sample Size Preferred
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