Observational studies are critical tools in clinical research and public health response, but challenges arise in ensuring ...

On watching this video, students should be able to: Distinguish between an observational and experimental study. Explain the main reason why a randomised experiment can if done well, be used as a test ...

Examples are drawn from different social sciences ... Princeton University Press. • Rosenbaum, P.R. (2010). Design of Observational Studies. Springer.

Familiarity with notions of research design ... in observational studies. To analyse these research designs, the methods covered include experiments, matching, instrumental variables, ...