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Multiple Control Groups,periment, every control is denied the treatment for the same reason, namely, the toss of a coin. In an observational study, there may be several distinct ways that the treatment is denied to a subject. If these several control groups have outcomes that differ substantially and significantly, then th

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Planning an Observational Study,hat do succeed often exhibit great care in their design. Particularly at the early stages of design, this care consists of choices that determine the circumstances of the study and the data to be collected. A convincing observational study is the result of active observation, an active search for th

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Observational Studies,ive, point in the same direction (p. 37) .” Though there had been some experiments confined to laboratory animals, the direct evidence linking smoking with human health came from observational or nonexperimental studies.

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Some Strategic Issues,not focused on statistical technique and theory, may have limited training in statistics, and may be comprised of laymen, that is, laymen with respect to their knowledge of statistics. When this is so, strategic issues may arise in which formal properties are weighed against impact on the intended audience.

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0172-7397 ntion in which it is not possible to assign subjects at random to treatment or control, as would be done in a controlled experiment. Observational studies are common in most fields that study the effects of treatments on people..The second edition of Observational Studies is about 50% longer than th

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Multiple Control Groups,nct ways that the treatment is denied to a subject. If these several control groups have outcomes that differ substantially and significantly, then this cannot reflect an effect of the treatment, since no control subject received the treatment. It must reflect, instead, some form of bias.