Section outline

  • Lecture: Matching in Observational Studies (Remote Live Lecture)

    This lecture will review matching, including the purpose of matching, matching in cohort, case-control, and case-only studies.

    Faculty:  Erin Van Blarigan

    Location:  Mission Hall 1407

    • Session Slides:

    • Intro to Matching 16JAN2020 EPI 207 2020_with Inclass exercise slides and more notes now added File
      Uploaded 01/16/20, 15:16

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

    • Required Reading:

           Chapter 8 AND pages 171-182 (optional 283-288). Rothman/Greenland/Lash, 2008, 3rd edition, Case-Control Studies

            Poynter JN, Gruber SB, Higgins PD, Almog R, Bonner JD, Rennert HS, Low M, Greenson JK, Rennert G. Statins and the risk of colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med. 2005 May, PubMed PMID: 15917383. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=15917383


    • HW7 assigned reading statins and crc in nejm File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Optional Reading:

    • Hernan IJE 2013 Matching and Causal Diagrams File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Pearce 2016bmj matching File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Forest fire smoke and Cardiac ehp.1408436 Matching lec File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Assignment:

    • HW2 2020 Matching CaCo Questions to Post File

    • Assignment Due Date: January 23, 2020 at the beginning of lecture

    • Watch pre-recorded lecture on Causal Inference

    • Homework #2 Submission Assignment

    • Assignment Answer Key (access restricted to registered students):

    • HW2 2020 Matching CaCo FINAL Ans Key to POST File
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only