Using split samples and evidence factors in an observational study of neonatal outcomes

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 494, 2011, Pages 511-524

  Zhang, Kai ^a   Small, Dylan S ^a   Lorch, Scott ^b   Srinivas, Sindhu ^b   Rosenbaum, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design sensitivity; Difference in differences; Evidence factor; Optimal matching; Sensitivity analysis; Test for bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960142339     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/jasa.2011.ap10604     Document Type: Article

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