Imagine that you are trying to research whether having a female doctor leads to better health outcomes for women. You are interested in trends in the whole population. You find the following five sources. Which of the following sources do you believe is best for your purposes?
A. a study that was conducted and published by a group that is lobbying for greater equality of female and male doctors that uses a randomized sample of medical records for women in a state that includes the gender of their doctor and major health outcomes
B. a peer-reviewed article found in a scientific journal that used a non-randomized sample of women who told the researcher whether they saw a male or female doctor and whether their health had generally improved
C. a peer-reviewed research article found in the New England Journal of Medicine that qualitatively interviewed 50 non-random women about their experiences comparing female doctors and male doctors as well as their overall health
D. a peer-reviewed journal article in the New England Journal of Medicine that used big data in order to combine datasets on all doctors in a particular state, all women in a particular state, which doctor each woman saw, and health outcomes
E. an article in a reputable newspaper that discusses the issue with an area expert, who discusses general trends (s)he has read in the literature over time
Answer: D
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