Optimism [Regulatives / Guidelines]

posted by Helmut Homepage – Vienna, Austria, 2013-10-14 19:50 (4630 d 05:28 ago) – Posting: # 11662
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Hi John,

❝ Yes but we usually only have one number (don't present SD or range) on the CofAs (test and ref)


Correct. You could ask the lab for the accuracy/precision of the method. In my previous post I only wanted to wave the warning flag concerning overly optimistic assumptions like “Hey, the difference is just 2%, let’s estimate the sample size based on a ratio of 98%”

I’m not a pessimist,
I’m just a well informed optimist.
(José Saramago)


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