Study Design and Methodological Considerations in Epidemiology

Introduction

What this guide covers

Introduction Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Overview

Topics covered

• Introduction
• Epidemiological Research Designs: from observation to causal link
• Epidemiology and the Scientific Method
• Architecture of Study Design in Epidemiology
• 2.1 The Design Matrix
• Ecological and Transversal Studies

Related concepts

Main connections

• Epidemiological measures & risk ratios
• Causal inference & potential outcomes
• Clinical trials & RCT design
• Permutation & exact tests
• Logistic regression
• Confounding & selection bias

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