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. 2005 Apr 20;5:13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-5-13

Table 1.

The best formula for estimation by distribution.

Best Formula for Sample size (n) Mean Estimation Standard Deviation Estimation

Formula (5) Median Formula (16) Range/4 Range/6
Log-Normal n ≤ 23 23 <n n ≤ 15 15 <n ≤ 64 64 <n
Beta n ≤ 30 30 <n n ≤ 15 15 <n ≤ 100 100 <n
Exponential n ≤ 21 21 <n n ≤ 15 15 <n ≤ 66 66 <n
Weibull n ≤ 25 25 <n n ≤ 16 16 <n ≤ 110 110 <n