Let me show you a catchy new graphic and then I’ll explain what’s going on. You’ll see that, in addition to listing the date of the poll, we also list the sample size. And not only do we list the ...

Wondering how many people in the United States have a smartphone? If you poll 20 people on the street, your survey won’t be representative of the entire American population. But if you just want to ...

'How large a sample do I need?' is one of the most commonly asked questions of a statistician. It is also one of the hardest questions to answer. The researcher posing the query usually believes, ...

Phase III, Randomized Study of the Effects of Parenteral Iron, Oral Iron, or No Iron Supplementation on the Erythropoietic Response to Darbepoetin Alfa for Patients With Chemotherapy-Associated Anemia ...

Back in the day, we learned in statistics that you need a sample size of at least 2% of the size of population to make statistically significant conclusions about the behavior of the population. In ...

Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics ...