Reply to Cordi et al

In their paper on the influence of the moon on sleep, Cordi et al.[1] have analyzed a large number of subjects and found no significant effects, as opposed to our positive study findings with a smaller cohort [2]. More is not necessarily better. There are two main reasons why we think the comparison...

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Published inCurrent biology Vol. 24; no. 17; p. R795
Main Authors Cajochen, Christian, Altanay-Ekici, Songül, Münch, Mirjam, Frey, Sylvia, Knoblauch, Vera, Wirz-Justice, Anna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 08.09.2014
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Humans
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Sleep - physiology
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Summary:In their paper on the influence of the moon on sleep, Cordi et al.[1] have analyzed a large number of subjects and found no significant effects, as opposed to our positive study findings with a smaller cohort [2]. More is not necessarily better. There are two main reasons why we think the comparison of these two data sets is not just comparing a small with a big sample size, since increasing the number of study volunteers in a sleep study does not automatically increase data quality.
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.062