Sample Size Determination

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Hypothesis test for Odds Ratio

This utility can be used to calculate required sample size when your objective is to test whether Odds Ratio is significantly different than 1 in a Case-Control Study. (In other words, your objective is to identify statistically significant risk factors.)

Formula used and other details
Confidence Level % In percentage. Commonly used values are 95, 99 and 90. Should be between 0.01 to 99.99.
Power ( 1 - β) In Percentage. Should be between 0.01 to 99.99. Common values are 80 % and 90 %
Ratio of controls to Cases
One sided or two sided One tailed or two tailed hypothesis
Select any two of these three



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