Controlling Bias in Observational Studies: A Review
Cambridge University Press eBooksPublished 4 September 2006
William G. Cochran
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Work on the effectiveness of different methods of matched sampling and statistical adjustment, alone and in combination, in reducing bias due to confounding x-variables when comparing two populations is reviewed.
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