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2010-2011 University Catalog

HAP 755 - Analysis of Causality in Health Services Research

Credits: 3
Covers philosophical and statistical problems with analysis of causes as separate and distinct from associations. Topics discussed include structural modeling, self selection, risk adjustment, propensity scoring, and Bayesian networks. Students examine real health care databases and the pitfalls of causal inferences. Special attention is made to investigation of causes of outbreaks and illness.

Prerequisites
A prior graduate-level course in statistics covering analysis of variance: HAP 501, GCH 601, GCH 804, or an equivalent course (approved by the instructor).

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0