Design of Observational Studies

by Paul R. Rosenbaum

Book Overview

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, psychology, political science and sociology. The quality and strength of evidence provided by an observational study is determined largely by its design...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461424860
• ISBN13: 9781461424864
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"