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Sample size calculations

Neither off the peg nor made to measure calculations are fit for purpose

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6585 (Published 2 October 2012)
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e6585

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  1. Paul D P Pharoah, public health doctor1
  1. 1Strangeways Research Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
  1. paul.pharoah{at}medschl.cam.ac.uk

Norman and colleagues criticise “conventional sample size calculations, based on guesses about statistical parameters” because they “are subject to large uncertainties.” They then propose …

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