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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| author | Szymon M Drobniak Malgorzata Lagisz Yefeng Yang Shinichi Nakagawa |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-e3208985ef9c4ba6b0f903ff5e4108ee2024-04-18T05:31:13ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852024-04-01224e300245610.1371/journal.pbio.3002456Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes.Szymon M DrobniakMalgorzata LagiszYefeng YangShinichi NakagawaA 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.https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002456&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Szymon M Drobniak Malgorzata Lagisz Yefeng Yang Shinichi Nakagawa Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes. PLoS Biology |
| title | Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes. |
| title_full | Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes. |
| title_fullStr | Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes. |
| title_short | Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes. |
| title_sort | realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002456&type=printable |
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