Study Observation Unit
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A Study Observation Unit is the physical entity/unit that is used by an analysis task.
- AKA: Study Subject.
- Example(s):
- a Designed Study Subject, for a designed study.
- a Data Record, for a data mining task.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Study Evaluation, Entity Record.
References
1998
- (Murray, 1998) ⇒ David Murray. (1998). “Design and Analysis of Group Randomized Trials." Oxford University Press. ISBN:0195120361
- QUOTE: Group-randomized trials are comparative studies in which (1) the units of assignment are identifiable groups and (2) the units of observation are members of those groups. In this context, an identifiable group refers quite broadly to any group that is not constituted at random, so that there are some physical, geographic, social, or other connections among its members.