Using Omitted Variable Bias to Assess Uncertainty in the Estimation of an AIDS Education Treatment Effect

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-201

  Marcus, Sue M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Hidden bias; Observational study; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031517320     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986022002193     Document Type: Article

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