In any scientific research, there are typically two variables of interest: independent variables and dependent variables. In forming the backbone of scientific experiments, they help scientists ...

Health programs that use social and related data obtained through surveys or other methods need to distinguish among so-called independent variables. Three groups of independent variables are (a) ...

Recent advances in survey methodology and statistical theory have led to the development of robust estimation techniques that address the inherent challenges of measuring sensitive variables. In many ...

The inclusion of sex as a biological variable in research is absolutely essential for improving our understanding of disease mechanisms contributing to risk and resilience. Studies focusing on ...

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 ...

Citations: Rusticus, Tjomme O., David Larcker. 2010. On the Use of Instrumental Variables in Accounting Research. Journal of Accounting and Economics. (3)186.

A survey of 75 biomedical articles dealing with stress-dependent blood parameters in caged primates revealed that the conditions under which blood collection occurred were in most cased described ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Traditional family life cycle, revised family life cycle, and family composition variables are compared in models predicting total family ...

Gary Rummler, a research scientist believes there is no magic in research, only science. Otherwise, there has been disconnect between research and practice, meaning much of the results of research is ...