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SUBMITTER: Colson KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4793248 | biostudies-other | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Colson K Ellicott KE Rudolph Kara E KE Zimmerman Scott C SC Goin Dana E DE Stuart Elizabeth A EA Laan Mark van der Mv Ahern Jennifer J
Scientific reports 20160316
Matching methods are common in studies across many disciplines. However, there is limited evidence on how to optimally combine matching with subsequent analysis approaches to minimize bias and maximize efficiency for the quantity of interest. We conducted simulations to compare the performance of a wide variety of matching methods and analysis approaches in terms of bias, variance, and mean squared error (MSE). We then compared these approaches in an applied example of an employment training pro ...[more]