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Sample Surveys
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Explaining Why
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Objective Measurement of Subjective Phenomena
Measuring Socioeconomic Status
Evaluating the Quality of Health Care
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Qualitative Methods
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What Works
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Multilevel Modeling
Objective Measurement of Subjective Phenomena
Measuring Socioeconomic Status
Evaluating the Quality of Health Care
Patient-Reported Outcomes
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Cluster Unit Randomized Trials
1. Learning Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Statistical Implications
4. Common Designs
5. Pair-Matching
6. Unit of Inference
7. Sample Size Assessment
8. Factors Influencing Power
9. Cluster Level Replication
10. CRTs and Informed Consent
11. Cluster vs. Individual Level Analysis
12. Perils of Subsampling
13. Other Perils
14. Analyses at the Individual Level
15. Interim Analyses
16. Cohort vs. Cross-sectional Designs
17. Reporting
18. Appendix
19. Summary
20. References
21. Author Biography
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'Science' in the Social Sciences
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Social and Behavioral Theories
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Social Survey Data Collection
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Qualitative Methods
Conversation Analysis
Software and Qualitative Analysis
Clinical Trials
Cluster Unit Randomized Trials
Ethical Challenges
Multilevel Modeling
Objective Measurement of Subjective Phenomena
Measuring Socioeconomic Status
Evaluating the Quality of Health Care
Patient-Reported Outcomes
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