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by pwnna 4600 days ago
It definitely is not a big sample size. However, considering that 200 people participated in the study for this many years.. I would say it is a big sample size just in terms of practicality (how many people would agree to participate in this? This study essentially becomes a part of their lives.. for all the time they live.)
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Yeah, the profile of people who would agree to participate in this study is certainly "biased". Not sure what you can do with the results.
This may be true, but I'm not sure how they are biased (what factors? Are these men more likely to be married because they're willing to go through such a study? More likely to not..).
Size isn't the only consideration.

If you sample 10,000 professional athletes, are you getting a sample population which represents 9-5ers and couch potatoes too?

and this is really sad