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When is n large enough? Looking for the right sample size to estimate proportions
Authors:Catalina Canals  Andrea Canals
Institution:1. Instituto de Filosofía y Ciencias de la Complejidad (IFICC), Santiago, Chile;2. Escuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Abstract:The central limit theorem indicates that when the sample size goes to infinite, the sampling distribution of means tends to follow a normal distribution; it is the basis for the most usual confidence interval and sample size formulas. This study analyzes what sample size is large enough to assume that the distribution of the estimator of a proportion follows a Normal distribution. Also, we propose the use of a correction factor in sample size formulas to ensure a confidence level even when the central limit theorem does not apply for these distributions.
Keywords:Sample size  proportion  central limit theorem  confidence interval  Bernoulli distribution
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