Why That Small Sample Size is Probably Okay (Bad Arguments Debunked #3)
Channel: Pure Carbon
Date: 2022-04-02

Have you ever noticed that some studies have a small sample size? Sometimes when you give someone you're arguing with scientific evidence for your claim, they may dismiss it on the sample size alone. But is this dismissal valid, or are these people merely sufferers of cognitive dissonance? In this video, I will explain why that small sample size in some studies is probably ok. 

#samplesize #science #research

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oqqp_feOhMnpxROTtA7RX6R5IFaZeh1mfBS0h5AgZ9A/edit?usp=sharing

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00:00 intro
00:35 Title Card
00:40 Explain Sample Size
01:10 M&M example study
03:48 Larger Population + smaller sample = better results
05:00 Calculate the ideal sample size
06:00 Different types of studies
06:37 Explain the argument
07:25 Examples of the argument in use
08:05 Riley J. Dennis and Steven Crowder make the same argument
09:44 Twitter examples
11:22 Jeff Holiday makes the argument
13:30 End card