a: sample size ~
b: increasing the magnification of a telescope
What:
"Intuitively, increasing sample size is like increasing the magnification of a telescope. From a distance, two dots might seem indistinguishably close: with the telescope, you realize there is space between them. Sample size puts "probability space" between the null and alternative."
Useful?
Writer: Placidia
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Date: Sep 3 2014 7:28 PM
# 6207 Critique Analogy