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T O P I C R E V I E Wstarmoonwhen you read a study or book (on any subject) that has claimed to come to a particular conclusion and/or insight, how many surveys/stats/respondants does it take to convince you that the study might have worth? 50? 100? 500? 5000?RandallTough to say. They can contradict each other.------------------"Fall down 100 times, get up 101...this is success." --MELexxigramerIt would depend on what the study is about.Generally the more diversity of stats collected, the more accurate when tallied.------------------NumeroLexigrams~I remember, therefore I am immortal~LexxigramerMy Lexigramming BiographyRandallTrue!RandallIt could have very few or none and still have worth, though.RandallWhy did you ask?doommlordit depends on what insight it is and to who it is related to.if its for people with a rare condition even 10 would be enough while for the general population it would take a good amount of people yet in the boundries of logic and the complexity of the study.and the worth is not in the amount its in the diversity! you have to ake diverse people who can all give different answers since they represent a better view of what it is in reality.
------------------"Fall down 100 times, get up 101...this is success." --ME
------------------NumeroLexigrams~I remember, therefore I am immortal~LexxigramerMy Lexigramming Biography
if its for people with a rare condition even 10 would be enough while for the general population it would take a good amount of people yet in the boundries of logic and the complexity of the study.
and the worth is not in the amount its in the diversity! you have to ake diverse people who can all give different answers since they represent a better view of what it is in reality.
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