The main thing's to make sure we have the right size sample, not too big or too small.

主要的事情是，我们要确保试样规模正确，不能太大，也不能太小。

So it has a sample size of m.

所以它的样本量为 m。

We have a sample size of four.

我们有四个样本量。

But again, I have a sample size of two, OK?

但同样，我有两个样本，好吗？

This was a sample size of 4.

这是 4 的样本量。

Three weeks is, uh, that's what we call a sample size, right?

三周就是，呃，这就是我们所说的样本量，对吗？

In the very first video I did on this, I took a sample size of 4.

在我制作的第一个视频中，我选择了 4 个样本。

That's bad news for polling because the smaller the sample size, the less accurate the poll.

这对民意调查来说是个坏消息，因为样本量越小，民意调查的准确性就越低。

Let's say my sample size-- and I could put any number here.

比方说我的样本量——我可以在这里输入任何数字。

As you increase your sample size for every time you do the average, two things are happening.

当您每次计算平均值时都增加样本量时，会发生两件事。

But let's say first off we try a sample size of n is equal to 4.

但是让我们先说我们尝试 n 的样本大小等于 4。

But the smaller the sample size, means theres a higher chance of the unlikely outcome occuring NCAA games are also shorter -- 40 minutes instead of 48, further reducing the sample size.

但样本量越小，意味着发生不太可能的结果的可能性越大， NCAA 比赛也更短——40 分钟而不是 48 分钟， 进一步减少了样本量。

Instead of accepting this claim immediately, seek out the research studies that the article is based on, consider the sample size and methodology of the studies, and only then form your conclusion about the claim.

与其立即接受这一主张，不如找出文章所依据的研究，考虑研究的样本量和方法，然后才形成关于该主张的结论。