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posted December 20, 2012 01:12 PM            

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when 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?

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posted December 21, 2012 01:52 PM            

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Tough to say. They can contradict each other.

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posted December 22, 2012 12:03 AM            

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It would depend on what the study is about.
Generally the more diversity of stats collected, the more accurate when tallied.

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posted April 27, 2013 09:20 AM            

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True!

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posted July 19, 2013 11:04 AM            

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It could have very few or none and still have worth, though.

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posted July 25, 2013 09:57 AM            

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Why did you ask?

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posted August 05, 2013 03:58 PM            

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it 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.

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