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Natural Experiment

By: Lynne C. Messer
In: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology
Edited by: Sarah Boslaugh

A natural experiment is an observational study that takes advantage of a naturally occurring event or situation that can be exploited by a researcher to answer a particular question. Natural experiments are often used to study situations in which a true ...

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  Messer, L. (2008). Natural experiment. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology (pp. 720-721). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n314
  
  Messer, Lynne C. "Natural Experiment." In Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, edited by Boslaugh, Sarah, 720-21. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n314.
  
  Messer, L. 2008. Natural Experiment. In: Sarah Boslaugh Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 720-721 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n314> [Accessed 29 Jun 2022].
  
  Messer, Lynne C. "Natural Experiment." Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Edited by Sarah Boslaugh. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 720-21. SAGE Research Methods. 29 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n314.
  
  Messer, Lynne C. (2008). Natural experiment In: Boslaugh, Sarah (Ed.),Natural experiment Encyclopedia of epidemiology Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008:720-721. doi:10.4135/9781412953948.n314
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