Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience

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Statistical powerSample size determinationReproducibilityReliability (semiconductor)Power (physics)PsychologySample (material)Computer scienceNeuroscienceCognitive psychologyReliability engineeringStatisticsMathematicsChemistryEngineering

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Year: 2013
Type: review
Volume: 14
Issue: 5
Pages: 365-376
Citations: 7442
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                                    Katherine S. Button, 
                                
                                    John P. A. Ioannidis, 
                                
                                    Claire Mokrysz
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2013). 
                            Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience. 
                            Nature reviews. Neuroscience
                            , 14
                            (5)
                            , 365-376.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3475
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nrn3475