Some Counterclaims Undermine Themselves in Observational Studies
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Some Counterclaims Undermine Themselves in Observational Studies
Claims based on observational studies that a treatment has certain effects are often met with counterclaims asserting that the treatment is entirely without effect, that all associations with treatment are produced by biased treatment assignment. Some counterclaims undermine themselves in the following specific sense: presuming the counterclaim to be true may strengthen the support that the ori...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Statistical Association
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0162-1459,1537-274X
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2015.1054489