sequential analysis

phrase

statistical analysis where the sample size is not fixed in advance but rather data are evaluated as they are collected and further sampling is stopped in accordance with a pre-defined stopping rule as soon as significant results are observed

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Meanings

phrase
  1. statistical analysis where the sample size is not fixed in advance but rather data are evaluated as they are collected and further sampling is stopped in accordance with a pre-defined stopping rule as soon as significant results are observed
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APA

sequential analysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequential%20analysis

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“sequential analysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequential%20analysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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