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The formulae presented are theoretical and are
based on 2 facts.
a- an uniform distribution of the variable in the population, and b- a knowledge of the variability of the variable in the population. These 2 factors are never true. By consequence the sample size calculated is subject to error. We must take this error into account in interpreting the result of the formulae. |