Many studies use quasi-experiments, which are similar to randomized experiments except that subjects are not randomly assigned to the treatment and control groups. The result is what's called "self-selection bias", which requires special analysis correction for valid inference about the treatment effect.
Next week I'll be headed to SAS headquarters in Cary, NC for an interview on Analytically Speaking. I look forward to Anne Milley's thought-provoking questions! The announcement promises to walk through several of my research areas:
I'm heading south to Kaohsiung's National Sun Yat-sen University to give a talk about "Research Using Behavioral Big Data" at the College of Management, MIS department, tomorrow (Friday, Nov 4, 12:30pm). For more information on what, when, and where, see the announcement page.
Prof. Galit Shmueli, Institute of Service Science, College of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Kuang Fu Road Sec. 2, Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan
