A nurse researcher should be particularly concerned about having a small sample size for which reason?
a. There is increased risk of obtaining a nonrepresentative sample.
b. There is increased risk of a study subject interacting with another study subject.
c. There is increased potential for loss of confidentiality.
d. There is increased regression toward the mean.
ANS: A
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A Small sample sizes tend to increase the risk of a sample being nonrepresentative.
B Study subject interaction can occur, whatever the sample size.
C Confidentiality loss can affect large or small samples.
D Regression toward the mean is not generated by sample size.
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