Chapter-13 Sources of Error in Studies
BOOK TITLE: Biomedical Research Methodology
Author
1. Das Ranjan
2. Das PN
ISBN
9789350250174
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11438_13
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1.
Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
2.
Delhi Institute of Rural Development, New Delhi, India
Chapter keywords
Sources of error in studies,
Selection bias,
Prevalence-incidence bias,
Berkesonian bias,
Non-response bias,
Dissimilar group bias,
Measurement bias,
Surveillance/diagnostic bias,
Recall bias,
Hawthorne effect,
Confounding,
Post-hoc bias,
Methods for minimizing bias,
Randomization,
Restriction,
Matching,
Stratification,
Statistical techniques.