Observational Studies /
An observational study is an empiric investigation of the effects caused by a treatment, policy, or intervention in which it is not possible to assign subjects at random to treatment or control, as would be done in a controlled experiment. Observational studies are common in most fields that study t...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2002.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Springer series in statistics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Observational Studies
- Randomized Experiments
- Overt Bias in Observational Studies
- Sensitivity to Hidden Bias
- Known Effects
- Multiple Reference Groups in Case-Referent Studies
- Multiple Control Groups
- Coherence and Focused Hypotheses
- Constructing Matched Sets and Strata
- Some Strategic Issues.