Instrumental variable methods are a third analytic approach that estimate the effect of an intervention in observational data without requiring the factors that differ between the intervention groups ...

Nancy Dreyer, PhD, MPH, FISE, chief scientific advisor to Picnic Health, shares some of the ways that direct-to-patient approaches have improved observational research. Direct-to-patient approaches ...

A new method of observing and measuring interactions between students and teachers could have interesting impacts on academic achievement. Research has shown that interactions between students and ...

The goal of comparative effectiveness research is to inform clinical decisions between alternate treatment strategies using data that reflect real patient populations and real-world clinical scenarios ...

How to study the stages children go through as they play together has been highlighted in new research. How to study the stages children go through as they play together has been highlighted in new ...

Researchers have developed a new method for observing and measuring teacher interaction with every child in a classroom. As a result of testing this method within K-3 classrooms, they found that ...

In Figures (a) and (b), the colors depict the uncertainty levels before and after applying optimal observations. In Figure (b), the labeled points and numbers indicate the positions of mooring sites ...

This course provides a broad introduction to carrying out qualitative research and how to apply qualitative methods to a range of contexts and study designs. We draw on the expertise within the ...