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Study with uncontrolled variable of interest
An observational study is a type of research design in which outcomes are measured to identify patterns or associations without attempts by the investigator to manipulate variables or conditions. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Observational studyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UKInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: How to observeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Observational Study of Behavior: Sampling MethodsCited 10,390 times
- Go sideways: Scientific controlA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Randomized controlled trialA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Observational Study of Behavior: Sampling Methods
Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study
Association of glycaemia with macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 35): prospective observational study
AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF SHOPLIFTING
An observational study of anger.
Diagnosing fever by touch: observational study
AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF CUMULUS
Observational Study Designs
🆕 Influential since 2022
Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK
Symptom prevalence, duration, and risk of hospital admission in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 during periods of omicron and delta variant dominance: a prospective observational study from the ZOE COVID Study
Persistence of somatic symptoms after COVID-19 in the Netherlands: an observational cohort study
ScotCap – A large observational cohort study
Burnout among resident doctors: An observational study
📚 Books worth reading
How to observeHarriet Martineau · 1838
Astronomy TodayEric Chaisson, S. McMillan · 2001
A compend of geologyJoseph Le Conte · 1884
Blackways of KentHylan Lewis · 1955
Stars and galaxiesMichael A. Seeds · 1999
Infant ObservationFrances Thomson-Salo · 2014
Anthropic BiasNick Bostrom · 2002- 📕Slow LookingShari Tishman · 2017
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🔗 Related topics
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- Blinded experiment In a blind or blinded experiment, information that could influence participants or investigators is withheld until the experiment is completed. Blinding…
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