Good research, low costs

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Tue, 06/03/2008 - 22:00

(Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research) Dutch researcher Mirjam Moerbeek used a Veni grant to investigate how best to design a study with nested data at a reasonable cost.

An example includes an intervention study aimed at reversing unhealthy lifestyles in young people. The question is how many schools and how many pupils per school should take part.


 

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