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Quantitative Research Simply Explained

Quantitative research often feels like the most structured side of inquiry. It deals with numbers, measurement, and objectivity, offering a clear framework for testing ideas and identifying ...
Drexel University

Why Are We Still Using Race as a Variable in Health Research?

Michael Yudell, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, wrote a March 9 Public Health Post piece about the misuse of racial categories in biomedical research. "Many public health ...
JSTOR Daily

Use of Propensity Score Technique to Account for Exposure-Related Covariates: An Example and Lesson

Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 10, Supplement 2: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods (Oct., 2007), pp. S143-S148 (6 pages) Background: In observational research, propensity score ...
JSTOR Daily

Health-related quality of life in haematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors: a qualitative study on the role of psychosocial variables and response shifts

Purpose Psychosocial assessment prior to haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) can help to identify patients at risk of impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL) post-transplant. According ...
San Francisco Fed

Do Macro Variables Help Forecast Interest Rates?

Some recent research has suggested that macroeconomic variables, such as output and inflation, can improve interest rate forecasts. However, the evidence for this puzzling result is based on ...