What is a pilot or feasibility study? A review of current practice and editorial policy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2004, a review of pilot studies published in seven major medical journals during 2000-01 recommended that the statistical analysis of such studies should be either mainly descriptive or focus on sample size estimation, while resul...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Principais autores: Cooper Cindy L, Campbell Michael J, Arain Mubashir, Lancaster Gillian A
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: BMC 2010-07-01
coleção:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Acesso em linha:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/67