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Is There Something Wrong? Validity and Bias

Springer New York, (2007), 109-125
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-45966-0_7
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Abstract

The primary objective of most epidemiologic research is to obtain a valid estimate of an effect measure of interest. In this chapter we illustrate three general types of validity problems, distinguish validity from precision, introduce the term bias, and discuss how to adjust for bias.

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Is There Something Wrong? Validity and Bias. (2007). In A Pocket Guide to Epidemiology (pp. 109–125). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-45966-0_7

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