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Bounding Formulas for Selection Bias.

Authors :
Tzu-Hsuan Huang
Wen-Chung Lee
Source :
American Journal of Epidemiology. 11/15/2015, Vol. 182 Issue 10, p868-872. 6p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Researchers conducting observational studies need to consider 3 types of biases: selection bias, information bias, and confounding bias. A whole arsenal of statistical tools can be used to deal with information and confounding biases. However, methods for addressing selection bias and unmeasured confounding are less developed. In this paper, we propose general bounding formulas for bias, including selection bias and unmeasured confounding. This should help researchers make more prudent interpretations of their (potentially biased) results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00029262
Volume :
182
Issue :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Journal of Epidemiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
110787584
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwv130