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Why should the number of trials should be specified before a DBT begins?

Would extending the test to more trials invalidate it? Actually, it would seem it's the other way around. How would the test be influenced had the number of trials been first specified as 50 and then as 100 somewhere part way through instead of specifying it as 100 in the first place? Isn't each event independent of the one before it and the one after it? All the test does is give the statistical likelihood that a particular outcome is the result of actual differences in perception rather than random chance. By extending the number of trials, the result is more certain one way or the other but no matter how many trials there are, it is never 100 percent certain.

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  • Why should the number of trials should be specified before a DBT begins? - Soundmind 15:49:07 06/05/06 (0)
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