Measurement Error in Epidemiologic Studies
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Raymond J. Carroll,
Raymond J. Carroll
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRaymond J. Carroll,
Raymond J. Carroll
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
This article concerns measurement error in epidemilogic studies, often called errors-in-variables. I discuss what measurement error is, its impact on parameter estimates and hypothesis tests, and how to perform statistical analyses that account for the measurement error.
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