Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 6 EBP 0824 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Do the n Values Sum to N?
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The idea
Appraisal checks whether the sum of the reported n values equals the original N.
In practice
Group counts added up and compared against the number originally enrolled.
Where people slip
A discrepancy is participants lost to follow-up. It is attrition, visible in the arithmetic before it is stated anywhere in the prose.
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