study design

Some cool website on study design and biostatistics

This month (November 2024), I wanted to take a break from writing tutorial and articles. Instead, I wanted update myself on (and share) some very helpful/useful online resources.

A colleague of mine introduced me to website called Datamethods. It’s mainly a discussion forum, but it has some useful resources. This particular post contains references that are very useful for anyone who is interested in study design and biostatistics (link). It is a collection of papers and articles that addresses common myths and practices regarding the application of biostatistics in study designs.

Another great website is Scott Cunningham’s Mixed Taped Sessions. He has a book called Mixed Taped Session about causal inference, and he has regular workshops. I attended his Causal Inference Part 2 workshop, and it was amazing. We learned about the basic difference-in-differences methods (coding in R and Stata), and the innovations surrounding these methods (e.g., Callaway & Sant’Anna’s staggered difference-in-differences approach). Scott also provides the historical perspectives on these methods, which are insightful as they are entertaining. Moreover, he conducts interviews with prominant econometricians, which he posts on his YouTube channel.

Hopefully, these sites are useful for you as they have been for me.