Section outline

  • Lecture: Observational study design

    Classification of observational studies: sampling scheme and time frame; structure, advantages and disadvantages of major observational designs; importance of sampling scheme in studies of diagnostic test accuracy; practice naming designs.

    Faculty: Margaret Handley

    Location:  HSW 302

    • Session Slides:

    • MH DCR Lecture File

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

    • Required Reading:

      DCR-4 Chapter 7: Designing a Cohort Study

      DCR-4 Chapter 8: Designing Cross-Sectional and Case Control Studies

    • Optional Reading:

      DCR-4 Chapter 12, 13, 14