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Sample Size Determination in Descriptive Study in Public Health
Bhunyabhadh Chaimay1*
Descriptive study is frequently used in public health research. Choosing an appropriate statistical method is to determine sample size yielded appropriate and sufficient number of samples into the study. It is an importance to answer research question in order to generalize results to the study population. The basic components of sample size determination comprise of confidence level, degree of variability and precision level. The methods of sample size determination are classified into 2 majors including; estimation of proportion and estimation of mean. Both methods are considered and used in both known and unknown populations. In case, sample size adjustment is used to minimize the incomplete information of questionnaires and low respond rate. In addition, this article presents examples related to public health in order to elucidate the method of calculation accurately. In summary, sample size determination is an important statistical method to yield appropriate and sufficient sample size in descriptive study in order to be generalized and applied in further study.