Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes.
A recent article claimed that researchers need not increase the overall sample size for a study that includes both sexes. This Formal Comment points out that that study assumed two sexes to have the same variance, and explains why this is a unrealistic assumption.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002456&type=printable |