A propensity score adjustment for multiple group structural equation modeling

Psychometrika

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 691-712

  Hoshino, Takahiro ^a   Kurata, Hiroshi ^a   Shigemasu, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Causal inference; M estimation; Observational study; Structural equation modeling; Two step estimation; Unconfoundedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247097982     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-005-1370-2     Document Type: Article

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