[Eeglablist] ICA Sample Size

[A. Debebe]

Dear All,

I followed the ICA discussions of the sample size, a
minimum of 30 samples is required due to the reasons,
ICA uses statistical analysis and in any statistical
analysis you need large sample enough to apply the
central limit theorem. The magic numbber 30 is
selected to make the sample distribution normal even
when the population distribution itself is not normal.
If one takes a sample size less than 30 then one must
believe that the distribution of values in the
population is normal ( there must be prior knowledge
of the normal distribution).

Regards,

Debebe Asefa, PhD


 
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