with the headline:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span>\u201cQuarter of U.S. teen girls have sex-related disease\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nat the end on the 2nd page I read:<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe findings were based on data from 838 girls who took part in a nationally representative health survey in 2003 and 2004. They were tested for various STDs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nI have never studied statistical analysis, or really understood the principles of carrying out sound surveys etc. but apart from noting the fact that the survey is already 4 years out of date I have a gut feeling that 838 girls isn\u2019t a large enough sample.
Any comments?
p.s. I have made a small effort to find the original report but without success
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