Propensity Score

See: Propensity Score Analysis, Propensity Score Matching, Multivariate Analysis.

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References

2013

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propensity_score_matching#General_procedure
  • Suppose that we have a binary treatment T, an outcome Y, and background variables X. The propensity score is defined as the conditional probability of treatment given background variables: :[math]\displaystyle{ p(x) \ \stackrel{\mathrm{def}}{=}\ \Pr(T=1 | X=x). }[/math]

2011

• (Biondi-Zoccai et al., 2011) ⇒ Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Enrico Romagnoli, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Davide Capodanno, Davide Castagno, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, and Maria Grazia Modena. (2011). “Are Propensity Scores Really Superior to Standard Multivariable Analysis?." In: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 32(5). doi:10.1016/j.cct.2011.05.006

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