An introduction to the augmented inverse propensity weighted estimator

Political Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-56

  Glynn, Adam N ^a   Quinn, Kevin M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77951588479     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpp036     Document Type: Article

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