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Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience

K. Button, J. Ioannidis, C. Mokrysz, Brian A. Nosek, J. Flint, E. Robinson, M. Munafo

2013.4.10NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

DOI: 10.1038/nrn3475

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It is shown that the average statistical power of studies in the neurosciences is very low, and the consequences include overestimates of effect size and low reproducibility of results.

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BUTTON, K., et al. Power failure: Why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience. NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE, 2013, 14: 365–376.