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Good data collection

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A realistic and sound plan is needed to develop a study that is a good representation of the population

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Three steps in designing a study

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  1. Identify population of interest 2. Compile list of subjects 3. Decide sampling design
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Note on identifying population of interest

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Have to have the population match the study’s question

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Sampling Units

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Subjects of interest

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Sampling Frame

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List of subjects to sample from

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Sample Design

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Method of drawing samples from the sample frame

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What makes a good Sampling Design?

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Resulting sample is a good representative of the population and reflects characteristics of the population

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Three types of Sample Designs

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  1. Simple Random 2. Cluster 3. Stratified
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Simple Random Sampling

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Sample guided by equal chance, given a population of n subjects, each possible sample of that size (n) has the same chance of being selected

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Fraternity example

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Two of five officers set to go on trip, picked randomly from a hat. Possible samples of officers are C(5,2) = 10. Chance of selecting any one of samples is 1/10 and each officer appears 4/10 samples, each has a 4/10 = 2/5 chance of selection

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Random Number Tables (Generators)

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Number assigned to subjects in frame; random numbers of same length as above generated; subjects with numbers generated selected and process stopped when sample size is reached

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Cluster Sampling

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Population divided into large number of clusters and simple random sample of pre-specified number of clusters selected

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Cluster Random Sample

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All samples in the clusters chosen during the cluster sampling

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Stratified Sampling

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Population divided into separate groups (strata) and a simple random sample is selected from each

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What you need for Stratified Sampling

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Access to sampling frame and strata into which each subject belongs

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Margin of Error

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Potential error range in estimations

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Sampling Fraction

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Ratio of sample size n to population size N (n/N)

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What if n/N is less than or equal to 0.05?

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Margin of error is given by:

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What if n/N is greater than or equal to 0.05?

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We use finite population correction:

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True proportion

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Between the observed proportion ± margin of error

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Bias

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Responses from sample tend to favor parts of population and aren’t representative of the whole

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Three types of Biases

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  1. Sampling 2. Non-response 3. Response
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Sampling Bias

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Results from flaw in sampling method, especially if sample is non-random

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Under-Coverage

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Sampling frame that lacks representation from parts of the population

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Non-Response Bias
Results when some sampled subjects cannot or refuse to participate; even those willing to may only do so since they have strong views on the subject
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Response Bias
Results from actual responses, may be due to the way the question is asked or if people believe their responses are socially acceptable
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Convenience Sample
Easily obtainable samples such as stopping people on the street
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Problem with Convenience Sampling
May result in serious biases
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Volunteer Sample
Subjects volunteer to be in survey
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Problem with Volunteer Sampling
Inherent biases; one segment may be more likely to volunteer due to their strong opinions
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Simple Random Sample vs. Non-Random or Convenience Sample
Former less likely to be affected by the biases
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Statistical Association
Change in one variable is companied with the change of the other
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Response Variable
Dependent variable, outcome that depends on the independent variable
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Explanatory Variable
Independent variable or covariate, which may explain or be related to the outcome
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Statistical Association and causal relationships
Does not necessarily provide this between the response and explanatory variable
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Lurking Variables
Also called confounders; associated with both the response and explanatory variable giving misleading impressions about their relationship
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Lurking Variable in the cell phone use - eye cancer - computer use example
Computer use
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Experimental Study
Researchers assign subjects to experimental conditions (treatments) based on explanatory variables and then get outcomes on response variable
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Treatments
Experimental condition groups based on levels of one explanatory variable or a combination
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Observational Study
Researches do NOT assign subjects but simply observe response and explanatory variables possessed by subjects
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Advantage of Experiments w/ causal relationships
Experiments can establish causal relationships because they control over lurking variables by allocating subjects to different treatments
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Disadvantage of Experiments
Not easy and often unrealistic to do; subjecting humans to potentially unethical treatments may cause concern
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Advantages of Observational Studies
Preferred especially medical field where results can be gathered without treatments or when researchers aren't interested in assessing causality
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Experimental Units
Subjects in sample
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Factors
Categorical explanatory variables in experiment
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Levels
Categories of factors
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Placebo
Secondary no-go treatment against which effectiveness of primary treatment is tested
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Placebo Effect
Better responses if people are given a placebo rather than nothing
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Control Group
Group who receives placebo or new treatment against old
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Randomization
Randomly assigning experimental units into treatment groups
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Three Goals of Randomization
1. Balance treatment groups 2. Eliminate effect of lurking variables 3. Reduce bias
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Double-Blinded
Neither subjects nor data collectors know about treatment assignment
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Nine Components of Experiment
1. Response Variable 2. Explanatory Variable (Factor/Covariate) 3. Levels 4. Confounders (Lurking Variables) 5. Experimental Units 6. Levels 7. Treatments 8. Control Group 9. Randomization
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Cross-Sectional Study
Sample survey takes a snapshot or cross-section of population at a given point in time
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Retrospective Study
Observational study in which researcher looks for outcome first and then looks at covariate/explanatory variable later
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Cases
Group who has a particular disease or trait to be observed
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Controls
Group without the disease or trait
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Case-Control Study
Retrospective study involving cases and controls
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Estimating population percentages from Case-Control Study
Can't do it since the cases and controls are often randomly decided
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Prospective Study
Group of subjects (cohorts) followed over time and the outcome is noted
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Systematic Sampling
1/m of a group of n are sampled (say 1/5 of every incoming person into a concert)
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Z-Score Reminder
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What to do in cases of Bias
New sample design/plan to remove bias
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Determining if a causal relationship is legitimate
Groups need to be randomized and experiments are preferred to observations since they can control for confounders

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