Design of Observational Studies

An observational study is an empiric investigation of effects caused by treatments when randomized experimentation is unethical or infeasible. Observational studies are common in most fields that study the effects of treatments on people, including medicine, economics, epidemiology, education, psych...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosenbaum, Paul R. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Colección:Springer Series in Statistics,
Temas:
Probabilities.
Econometrics.
Statistics .
Biometry.
Psychology-Methodology.
Sociology-Methodology.
Probability Theory.
Statistical Theory and Methods.
Biostatistics.
Psychological Methods.
Sociological Methods.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Beginnings
  • Dilemmas and Craftsmanship
  • Causal Inference in Randomized Experiments
  • Two Simple Models for Observational Studies
  • Competing Theories Structure Design
  • Opportunities, Devices, and Instruments
  • Transparency
  • Matching
  • A Matched Observational Study
  • Basic Tools of Multivariate Matching
  • Various Practical Issues in Matching
  • Fine Balance
  • Matching Without Groups
  • Risk-Set Matching
  • Matching in R
  • Design Sensitivity
  • The Power of a Sensitivity Analysis and Its Limit
  • Heterogeneity and Causality
  • Uncommon but Dramatic Responses to Treatment
  • Anticipated Patterns of Response
  • Planning Analysis
  • After Matching, Before Analysis
  • Planning the Analysis.

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