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Is n = 30 really enough? A popular inductive fallacy among data analysts.
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Abhibhav Sharma

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·Nov 24, 2020

The myth of 30-samples goes back 100 years to a misreading of a 1908 paper by Gosset.

https://charliekufs.medium.com/30-samples-standard-suggestion-or-superstition-ee5e78fb6e8b

Since then, the suggestion has been justified in a variety of ways, as you describe. It is too commonly taught in college courses for non-statisticians.

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I’ve analyzed data for over 40 years, written a book and over 150 blogs, been a trainer/public speaker, and was a PG and SSGB. Now retired, I worship cats.

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