MOST study notes
Study notes · CADIO / NYU School of Global Public Health
Study notes for the CADIO courses on the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST): Linda M. Collins and Kate Guastaferro (School of Global Public Health, New York University). Each module page distils the course narration, slide decks and quiz items into a single self-contained page: key definitions, scenarios, figures, every knowledge check with the answer key and course feedback, a synthesis section and a glossary.
MOST from a Conceptual Perspective
5 modules · the engineering-inspired way of thinking about building and optimizing multicomponent interventions.
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Module 2, “The Preparation Phase: Laying the Foundation for Successful Optimization”
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Module 3, “Introduction to the Optimization Trial”
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Module 4, “Some Conceptual and Technical Aspects of the Factorial Experiment”
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Module 5, “Rigorous and Responsible Conduct of Intervention Optimization Research”
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MOST from a Methodological Perspective
7 modules · the statistical and experimental machinery behind MOST, optimization designs, analysis, and assessment.
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Module 1, “MOST is a Different Way of Thinking”
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Module 2, “The Factorial Optimization Trial and the Factorial Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)”
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Module 3, “Some Conceptual and Technical Aspects of the Factorial Experiment”
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Module 4, “Powering a Factorial Optimization Trial”
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Module 5, “Additional Optimization Trial Designs”
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Module 6, “Rigorous and Responsible Conduct of Optimization Trials”
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Module 7, “Final Assessment”
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