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Why is it important to avoid a smaller sample size?

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It is not necessarily important to avoid smaller sample sizes but if is way more beneficial if you collect a larger sample size.

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Later sample sizes help you to get a more accurate result. While smaller sample sizes are less reliable. Hope I helped sorry if not! Have a wonderful day!

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Answer:The importance of sample size calculation cannot be overemphasized. A research can be conducted for various objectives. A smaller sample will give a result which may not be sufficiently powered to detect a difference between the groups and the study may turn out to be falsely negative leading to a type II error.

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