Estimating and using propensity score analysis with complex samples

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-65

  Hahs Vaughn, Debbie L ^a   Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex samples; Observational studies; Propensity analysis; Propensity matching; Propensity score

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751044382     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JEXE.75.1.31-65     Document Type: Article

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