Uncertainty in propensity score estimation: Bayesian methods for variable selection and model-averaged causal effects

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 109, Issue 505, 2014, Pages 95-107

  Zigler, Corwin Matthew ^a   Dominici, Francesca ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Causal inference; Comparative effectiveness; Model averaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901800622     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2013.869498     Document Type: Article

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