“I moreover affirm that our wisdom itself, and wisest consultations, for the most part commit themselves to the conduct of chance.”

— Michel Eyquem

Grant Preparation

Steps for Grant Preparation

STEP 1: Adhere to this basic principle: Every study must be sufficiently powered to achieve its primary objectives. The starting place is to state your primary objectives. Rule of thumb: fewer primary objectives, smaller the total study sample size.

STEP 2: Identify your data and how you will use them to achieve each primary objective.

STEP 3: Fill in the following for each primary objective:

• Null hypothesis;
• The smallest “Effect Size” you want to be able to detect with your study;
• The statistical power you want for your study (conversely, the acceptable risk of a “false negative” study);
• The acceptable risk of a “false positive” study;
• Depending on the statistical method, you might have to supply some other information (e.g. standard deviation of the data).

STEP 4: Contact the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences Program:

Dan Albert
Email: dalber2@uic.edu
Phone: (312) 996-9126
Fax: (312) 996-0064
Office: 947 SPHPI (M/C 923)

Please allow two weeks for us to complete our work.