PubH 8712

Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this table?

• Husbands with some health insurance are 31% healthier than those without

• Husbands with health insurance rate their health status 31 percentage points higher on average than those without

• Husbands with health insurance rate their health status to be .31 higher on average than those without

• There is no difference in reported health status by insurance status for husbands or wives

This table provides causal evidence that health insurance improves health status.

• True

• False

Causal inference is considered a missing data problem because:

• It is costly to collect data

• RCTs can not always be conducted

• You only see one potential outcome

• Missing data is a problem in primary data collection

If you randomize, you can't have confounding.

• True

• False

Randomization guarantees baseline balance.

• True

• False

Statistically significant differences between my treatment and control group at baseline imply my randomization failed.

• True

• False

Random assignment provides external validity.

• True

• Falase