The book describes statistical methods in comparative effectiveness research (CER) that address the generation and analysis of new evidence, as well as the synthesis of existing evidence. The book inc
A critical yet constructive description of the rich analytical techniques and substantive applications that typify how statistical thinking has been applied at the RAND Corporation over the past two d
A report from the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Standards for Systematic Reviews of Comparative Effectiveness Research, this study, one of two requested by Congress in 2008, identifies a set of