Methods are given for determining the relative risks which it is possible to demonstrate as statistically significant with given probability in prospective and retrospective studies of a particular size. Also considered is the ratio of the sample sizes in the two groups being compared which will provide the most precise estimate of relative risk for a given total sample size.
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Stephen D. Walter (1977) studied this question.
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