title: Noise exposure--sample size and confidence limit calculation.
abstract: In a previous paper a method for assessing noise exposure levels of workers from the same trade was presented. There was also discussed how to apply the NIOSH sample size method to noise exposed populations. In this paper both subjects are further discussed by including the calculation of confidence limits for the mean noise exposure as well as for the percentage of workers with noise exposure levels beyond a certain level. The calculation of the sample size of a population where standard deviation is known is also discussed.
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise; D009623:Noise, Occupational; D013223:Statistics as Topic