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ERIC Number: EJ1164875
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1069-1898
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Twin Data That Made a Big Difference, and That Deserve to Be Better-Known and Used in Teaching
Campbell, Harlan; Hanley, James A.
Journal of Statistics Education, v25 n3 p131-136 2017
Because of their efficiency and ability to keep many other factors constant, twin studies have a special appeal for investigators. Just as with any teaching dataset, a "matched-sets" dataset used to illustrate a statistical model should be compelling, still relevant, and valid. Indeed, such a "model dataset" should meet the same tests for worthiness that news organization editors impose on their journalists: are the data new? Are they true? Do they matter? This article introduces and shares a twin dataset that meets, to a large extent, these criteria. In fact, while more than two decades old, the data are still widely cited today in ongoing related research. This dataset was the basis of a clever study that confirmed an inspired hunch, changed the way pregnancies in HIV-positive mothers are managed, and led to reductions in the rates of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North America; Europe; Africa
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