[R] Sample size required to estimate population variance

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Rui Barradas







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> Hello,Maybe I'm not understanding but to compute the sample variance  
> you need at least 2 data points? The ML estimator can be computed  
> with just 1 but it will be zero.Hope this helps,Rui Barradas Enviado  
> a partir do meu smartphone Samsung Galaxy.-------- Mensagem original  
> --------De: Thomas Subia via R-help <r-help using r-project.org> Data:  
> 02/07/2019  23:23  (GMT+00:00) Para: r-help using r-project.org Assunto:  
> [R] Sample size required to estimate population variance  
> Colleagues,Can anyone suggest a package or code which might help me  
> calculate the minimum sample size required to estimate the  
> population variance? I can do this in Minitab but I'd rather do this  
> in R.Thomas Subia	[[alternative HTML version  
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