Section outline

  • Matching in Observational Studies

    Purpose of matching; matching in cohort and case-control studies; case-crossover studies

    Faculty:  Rebecca Graff

    • Required Reading (please read PRIOR to watching the lectures):

      Chapter 8, pages 171-182, and page 605 Rothman, Greenland, & Lash, 2008


    • Optional Reading:

      Pages 283-288, Rothman, Greenland, & Lash, 2008


    • Mansournia, et al. Int J Epidemiol 2013 File
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    • Pearce BMJ 2016 File
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    • Dennekamp, et al. Environ Health Perspect 2015 File
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    • Recorded Lectures (please watch PRIOR to class):

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    • Session Slides:

    • Matching in Observational Studies - Part 1 File
    • Matching in Observational Studies - Part 2 File
    • Matching in Observational Studies - Part 3 File
    • Matching in Observational Studies - Part 4 (In-Class) & Appendix File
    • Matching in Observational Studies - Part 4 (In-Class) with Answers to Exercises & Appendix File
    • Matching in Observational Studies - All Parts File
    • Matching in Observational Studies - All Parts with Answers to Exercises File
    • In-Class Exercise File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (access restricted to registered students):

    • Class Recording - Week 5 Media Resource
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    • Assignment:

      Due Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the beginning of lecture

    • UPDATED Matching in Observational Studies Homework Questions File
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    • Article to Read for HW - Poynter, et al. N Engl J Med 2005 File
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    • Homework #4 Submission Assignment

    • Watch pre-recorded lecture on Interaction/Effect Modification

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