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:: Minimum Sample Size - Testing Mean - Free Statistics Software (Calculator) ::
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The non-commercial (academic) use of this software is free of charge. The only thing that is asked in return is to cite this software when results are used in publications.
This free online software (calculator) computes the minimum sample size that is required to test a mean. The computation takes into account: a margin of error (allowable deviation), the percentage of confidence, the population size (use a large number for infinite populations), the population variance, and the power (default is 50%).
In addition, the minimum sample size is computed for the case where the population variance is unknown (the specified population variance is used as a starting value in the t-distribution).
| Cite this software as: | | Wessa P., (2006), Minimum Sample Size (Testing Mean) (v1.0.0) in Free Statistics Software (v1.1.20), Office for Research Development and Education, URL http://www.wessa.net/rwasp_samplenorm.wasp/ | | | The R code is based on : | | | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/, 2006-11-12. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Source code of R module | | 1 | par1 <- as.numeric(par1) | | 2 | par2 <- as.numeric(par2) | | 3 | par3 <- as.numeric(par3) | | 4 | par4 <- as.numeric(par4) | | 5 | par5 <- as.numeric(par5) | | 6 | (z <- abs(qnorm((1-par3)/2)) + abs(qnorm(1-par5))) | | 7 | (z1 <- abs(qnorm(1-par3)) + abs(qnorm(1-par5))) | | 8 | z2 <- z*z | | 9 | z2one <- z1*z1 | | 10 | z24 <- z2 * par4 | | 11 | z24one <- z2one * par4 | | 12 | npop <- array(NA, 200) | | 13 | ppop <- array(NA, 200) | | 14 | for (i in 1:200) | | 15 | { | | 16 | ppop[i] <- i * 100 | | 17 | npop[i] <- ppop[i] * z24 / (z24 + (ppop[i] - 1) * par2*par2) | | 18 | } | | 19 | bitmap(file="pic1.png") | | 20 | plot(ppop,npop, xlab="population size", ylab="sample size (2 sided test)", main = paste("Confidence",par3)) | | 21 | dumtext <- paste("Margin of error = ",par2) | | 22 | dumtext <- paste(dumtext," Population Var. = ") | | 23 | dumtext <- paste(dumtext, par4) | | 24 | mtext(dumtext) | | 25 | grid() | | 26 | dev.off() | | 27 | par2sq <- par2 * par2 | | 28 | num <- par1 * z24 | | 29 | denom <- z24 + (par1 - 1) * par2sq | | 30 | (n <- num/denom) | | 31 | num1 <- par1 * z24one | | 32 | denom1 <- z24one + (par1 - 1) * par2sq | | 33 | (n1 <- num1/denom1) | | 34 | load(file="createtable") | | 35 | a<-table.start() | | 36 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 37 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size",2,TRUE) | | 38 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 39 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 40 | a<-table.element(a,"Population Size",header=TRUE) | | 41 | a<-table.element(a,par1) | | 42 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 43 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 44 | a<-table.element(a,"Margin of Error",header=TRUE) | | 45 | a<-table.element(a,par2) | | 46 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 47 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 48 | a<-table.element(a,"Confidence",header=TRUE) | | 49 | a<-table.element(a,par3) | | 50 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 51 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 52 | a<-table.element(a,"Power",header=TRUE) | | 53 | a<-table.element(a,par5) | | 54 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 55 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 56 | a<-table.element(a,"Population Variance",header=TRUE) | | 57 | a<-table.element(a,par4) | | 58 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 59 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 60 | a<-table.element(a,"z(alpha/2) + z(beta)",header=TRUE) | | 61 | a<-table.element(a,z) | | 62 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 63 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 64 | a<-table.element(a,"z(alpha) + z(beta)",header=TRUE) | | 65 | a<-table.element(a,z1) | | 66 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 67 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 68 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (2 sided test)",header=TRUE) | | 69 | a<-table.element(a,n) | | 70 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 71 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 72 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (1 sided test)",header=TRUE) | | 73 | a<-table.element(a,n1) | | 74 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 75 | a<-table.end(a) | | 76 | table.save(a,file="mytable.tab") | | 77 | (ni <- z24 / (par2sq)) | | 78 | (ni1 <- z24one / (par2sq)) | | 79 | a<-table.start() | | 80 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 81 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (for Infinite Populations)",2,TRUE) | | 82 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 83 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 84 | a<-table.element(a,"Population Size",header=TRUE) | | 85 | a<-table.element(a,"infinite") | | 86 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 87 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 88 | a<-table.element(a,"Margin of Error",header=TRUE) | | 89 | a<-table.element(a,par2) | | 90 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 91 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 92 | a<-table.element(a,"Confidence",header=TRUE) | | 93 | a<-table.element(a,par3) | | 94 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 95 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 96 | a<-table.element(a,"Power",header=TRUE) | | 97 | a<-table.element(a,par5) | | 98 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 99 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 100 | a<-table.element(a,"Population Variance",header=TRUE) | | 101 | a<-table.element(a,par4) | | 102 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 103 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 104 | a<-table.element(a,"z(alpha/2) + z(beta)",header=TRUE) | | 105 | a<-table.element(a,z) | | 106 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 107 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 108 | a<-table.element(a,"z(alpha) + z(beta)",header=TRUE) | | 109 | a<-table.element(a,z1) | | 110 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 111 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 112 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (2 sided test)",header=TRUE) | | 113 | a<-table.element(a,ni) | | 114 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 115 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 116 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (1 sided test)",header=TRUE) | | 117 | a<-table.element(a,ni1) | | 118 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 119 | a<-table.end(a) | | 120 | table.save(a,file="mytable.tab") | | 121 | (z <- abs(qt((1-par3)/2,n-1)) + abs(qt(1-par5,n-1))) | | 122 | (z1 <- abs(qt(1-par3,n1-1)) + abs(qt(1-par5,n1-1))) | | 123 | z2 <- z*z | | 124 | z2one <- z1*z1 | | 125 | z24 <- z2 * par4 | | 126 | z24one <- z2one * par4 | | 127 | par2sq <- par2 * par2 | | 128 | num <- par1 * z24 | | 129 | denom <- z24 + (par1 - 1) * par2sq | | 130 | (n <- num/denom) | | 131 | num1 <- par1 * z24one | | 132 | denom1 <- z24one + (par1 - 1) * par2sq | | 133 | (n1 <- num1/denom1) | | 134 | a<-table.start() | | 135 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 136 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (Unknown Population Variance)",2,TRUE) | | 137 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 138 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 139 | a<-table.element(a,"Population Size",header=TRUE) | | 140 | a<-table.element(a,par1) | | 141 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 142 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 143 | a<-table.element(a,"Margin of Error",header=TRUE) | | 144 | a<-table.element(a,par2) | | 145 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 146 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 147 | a<-table.element(a,"Confidence",header=TRUE) | | 148 | a<-table.element(a,par3) | | 149 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 150 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 151 | a<-table.element(a,"Power",header=TRUE) | | 152 | a<-table.element(a,par5) | | 153 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 154 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 155 | a<-table.element(a,"Population Variance",header=TRUE) | | 156 | a<-table.element(a,"unknown") | | 157 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 158 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 159 | a<-table.element(a,"t(alpha/2) + t(beta)",header=TRUE) | | 160 | a<-table.element(a,z) | | 161 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 162 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 163 | a<-table.element(a,"t(alpha) + t(beta)",header=TRUE) | | 164 | a<-table.element(a,z1) | | 165 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 166 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 167 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (2 sided test)",header=TRUE) | | 168 | a<-table.element(a,n) | | 169 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 170 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 171 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (1 sided test)",header=TRUE) | | 172 | a<-table.element(a,n1) | | 173 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 174 | a<-table.end(a) | | 175 | table.save(a,file="mytable.tab") | | 176 | (z <- abs(qt((1-par3)/2,ni-1)) + abs(qt(1-par5,ni-1))) | | 177 | (z1 <- abs(qt(1-par3,ni1-1)) + abs(qt(1-par5,ni1-1))) | | 178 | z2 <- z*z | | 179 | z2one <- z1*z1 | | 180 | z24 <- z2 * par4 | | 181 | z24one <- z2one * par4 | | 182 | (ni <- z24 / (par2sq)) | | 183 | (ni1 <- z24one / (par2sq)) | | 184 | a<-table.start() | | 185 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 186 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size
(Infinite Population, Unknown Population Variance)",2,TRUE) | | 187 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 188 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 189 | a<-table.element(a,"Population Size",header=TRUE) | | 190 | a<-table.element(a,"infinite") | | 191 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 192 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 193 | a<-table.element(a,"Margin of Error",header=TRUE) | | 194 | a<-table.element(a,par2) | | 195 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 196 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 197 | a<-table.element(a,"Confidence",header=TRUE) | | 198 | a<-table.element(a,par3) | | 199 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 200 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 201 | a<-table.element(a,"Power",header=TRUE) | | 202 | a<-table.element(a,par5) | | 203 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 204 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 205 | a<-table.element(a,"Population Variance",header=TRUE) | | 206 | a<-table.element(a,"unknown") | | 207 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 208 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 209 | a<-table.element(a,"t(alpha/2) + t(beta)",header=TRUE) | | 210 | a<-table.element(a,z) | | 211 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 212 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 213 | a<-table.element(a,"t(alpha) + t(beta)",header=TRUE) | | 214 | a<-table.element(a,z1) | | 215 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 216 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 217 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (2 sided test)",header=TRUE) | | 218 | a<-table.element(a,ni) | | 219 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 220 | a<-table.row.start(a) | | 221 | a<-table.element(a,"Minimum Sample Size (1 sided test)",header=TRUE) | | 222 | a<-table.element(a,ni1) | | 223 | a<-table.row.end(a) | | 224 | a<-table.end(a) | | 225 | table.save(a,file="mytable.tab") |
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