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too true. LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 17/03/2010 02:00:38 AM
Our Epidemiology professor said there must be about 1500 data points for a sample to be considered representative of the population (based on a number of statistical factors that I really do not feel the desire to go in to)

Even for populations smaller than the US (much less most of the First World countries), that number would be considered much too small to be taken without footnotes.
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/Scientific Findings: Video games may hinder learning for boys - 16/03/2010 07:48:18 PM 1458 Views
Well duh! - 16/03/2010 08:17:48 PM 961 Views
really, 64 kids? so that's 32 who got a playstation? - 16/03/2010 09:52:21 PM 1053 Views
probably not if they're spending the same amount of time - 17/03/2010 01:56:32 AM 973 Views
Hah. Not a very convincing sample size there. - 16/03/2010 11:54:44 PM 1023 Views
too true. - 17/03/2010 02:00:38 AM 978 Views
1500 data points are not needed to be representative. - 03/04/2010 05:31:51 AM 1189 Views
Seems like common sense..... *NM* - 17/03/2010 06:47:18 PM 592 Views
Re: /Scientific Findings: Video games may hinder learning for boys - 18/03/2010 01:37:19 PM 984 Views
Damn! Now I have to get rid of my consoles! - 19/03/2010 12:31:22 AM 989 Views
why should you get rid of your consoles? - 19/03/2010 03:07:38 AM 899 Views
The words "video game" can be replaced by anything with the same result. - 19/03/2010 05:54:51 AM 1005 Views
I like this line ... - 19/03/2010 06:24:05 AM 1069 Views
well if your parents never buy you new games... - 19/03/2010 12:36:08 PM 920 Views
That's pretty stupid. Type of game is very important. - 23/03/2010 03:47:16 PM 1073 Views
While it may seem like common sense... - 03/04/2010 05:39:59 AM 1152 Views

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