Section outline

  • Lecture: Effects of measurement errors and methods to improve study accuracy and precision of risk estimates

    Exposure and disease misclassification; Measurements and measurement errors; Design features affecting precision of results, including effects of multiple comparisons; Validity and precision; Methods of sampling and estimation of sample size; Design features affecting precision of results, including matching and restriction

    Faculty:  Lydia Zablotska

    Location:      Mission Hall 1406

    • Session Slides:

    • Week #5 slides File
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    • Required Reading:

      RGL2008 Ch 9 (pp 134-147)
      RGL2008 Ch 10
      RGL2008 Ch 11
      RGL2008 Ch 13

      H&R2014 Ch 10

    • Optional Reading:

               R2012 Ch 8

    • Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks:

    • Bacchetti et al. 2005, Ethics and sample size File
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    • MansourniaMatchedDesignDAG_IJE File
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    • Bacchetti 2002, Statistical issues in peer review File
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    • Discussion section readings and homework assignments:

    • Ioannidis 2005 File
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    • Misclassification tutorial File
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