Causal Inference Methods for Combining Randomized Trials and Observational Studies: A Review
Causal Inference Methods for Combining Randomized Trials and Observational Studies: A Review
With increasing data availability, causal effects can be evaluated across different data sets, both randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies. RCTs isolate the effect of the treatment from that of unwanted (confounding) co-occurring effects but they may suffer from unrepresentativeness, and thus lack external validity. On the other hand, …