You and your research team want to develop a research funding proposal that would allow you to run a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a physical activity intervention on weight loss outcomes, as compared it to a control condition, in a population of interest.
a. What factors are most important to consider when developing your sampling plan and total sample size targets for this study?
b. Keeping in mind the key benefits of the RCT design, please detail the factors you would want to consider and the concerns you would need to balance when specifying your control group condition.
