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Appendix D: Equation Relating to the Effect of Error is Assessing Childhood Milk Consumption
Pages 198-199

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... The variance of this quantity determines the sample size required to detect a nonzero dose response, as described in chapter X on statistical power. Assuming 198
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... have N2 var(D ~ Qm = N var(D) where N is the sample size needed with no errors in estimating milk consumption, and N2 is the sample size required when Qm is used to estimate milk.
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  • dose response
  • response function
  • size required
  • linear dose
  • true milk

  • nonzero dose
  • estimate milk
  • dose error
  • statistical power
  • attenuation bias

  • estimated using
  • estimating milk
  • noncentrality parameter
  • quantity determines
  • chapter x

  • error attenuation
  • sample size
  • approximately equal
  • dose distribution
  • fraction ofthe

  • value qm
  • ofthe variance


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