Article 2 - Week 6

Question 1

control groups

Answer 1

what happens to those who get it vs. those who don’t

Question 2

What are the varying types of control?

Answer 2

nothing - no treatment
usual care - wait and see
placebo/sham
contrast to something else

Question 3

4 types of selection bias

Answer 3

selection bias - selection that does not accurately represent the target population
performance bias - who is blinded in the trial
detection bias - difference in how group outcomes were determined
attrition bias - drop outs