Article: Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes

A recent article claimed that researchers need not increase the overall sample size for a study that includes both sexes. This Formal Comment points out that that study assumed two sexes to have the same variance, and explains why this is a unrealistic assumption.

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A response to "Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes".

Phillips B, Haschler T, Karp N PLoS Biol. 2024; 22(4):e3002578.

PMID: 38607970 PMC: 11014428. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002578.

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Realism and Robustness Require Increased Sample Size when Studying Both Sexes