The nurse researcher can most accurately determine sample size by considering what?
a. The stamina of the researcher in data collection
b. The importance of the independent variable
c. The age of the potential subjects
d. The design of the study
ANS: D
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A Researcher stamina should have no impact on sample size selection.
B Importance of the independent variable does not mean anything unless it is measured as effect size.
C Subjects' age should not affect the size of a sample.
D A major factor determining sample size is the type of design used.
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