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. 1982 Dec;4(2):101–128.

Table 5. The Percentage of Hospital Sample Index Estimates Within “X” Percent of Their True Values at Various Sample Sizes and UCV Estimates.

@ UCV = .384, “X” = @ UCV = .449, “X” =
Number of Sample Cases 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 1% 2.5% 5% 10%


30 13% 31% 57% 89% 11% 27% 50% 83%
40 15 35 64 93 13 31 57 88
50 16 39 70 96 14 34 62 92
60 18 43 74 98 15 37 66 95
70 19 46 78 99 16 40 70 96
100 23 53 85 99 + 20 47 79 99
200 32 70 96 99 + 28 62 92 99 +
500 48 90 99 + 99 + 42 84 99 + 99 +