When I began my PhD at Penn State, as a newcomer to both the US and my field of study, I struggled to identify potential data sources for research. Beyond what I learned in my classes and discussions with my exceptional professors, I sought to understand the broader landscape and obtain a systematic view of available data sources in the field. The below resources provide a comprehensive understanding of what's available and the potential research we can pursue with them.
"The Path From Cause to Effect" Resources
Books & Videos
I love these videos by Josh Angrist. I highly recommend watching at least the first video (YouTube link)
Causal Inference: The Mixtape by Scott Cunningham
The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality by Nick Huntington-Klein
How to run
Again Nick with cool graphs
Foundations of Program Evaluation: Regression Tools for Impact Analysis by Jesse Lecy & Federica Fusi
Data related to examples in Mastering Metrics
Statistics
I love this series by Dough Altman & Martin Bland: Statistics Notes in the British Medical Journal
Study Designs
A great collection of quasi-experimental design papers - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology: Quasi-Experimental Study Designs Series
Population Health Techniques
Great Resources from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Miscellaneous
Interesting Websites
Opportunity Insight- Raj Chetty
LOST by Nick Huntington-Klein
Policy Atlas
Healthcare Data Resources
Health Statistics & Data: Datasets/Raw Data - Berkeley Library
Population Health and Health Services Research Datasets - UCSF