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most citedMatching for balance, pairing for heterogeneity in an observational study of the effectiveness of for-profit and not-for-profit high schools in Chile

108 citations · 313 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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12 papers

stat.ME2017

Causal Inference with Two Versions of Treatment

Raiden B. Hasegawa, Sameer K. Deshpande, Dylan S. Small +1

Causal effects are commonly defined as comparisons of the potential outcomes under treatment and control, but this definition is threatened by the possibility that the treatment or…

stat.ME2017★ 1 cited

Cross-screening in observational studies that test many hypotheses

Qingyuan Zhao, Dylan S. Small, Paul R. Rosenbaum

We discuss observational studies that test many causal hypotheses, either hypotheses about many outcomes or many treatments. To be credible an observational study that tests many c…

stat.ME2017

A powerful approach to the study of moderate effect modification in observational studies

Kwonsang Lee, Dylan S. Small, Paul R. Rosenbaum

Effect modification means the magnitude or stability of a treatment effect varies as a function of an observed covariate. Generally, larger and more stable treatment effects are in…

stat.AP2015★ 39 cited

Mortality Rate Estimation and Standardization for Public Reporting: Medicare's Hospital Compare

E. I. George, V. Rockova, P. R. Rosenbaum +2

Bayesian models are increasing fit to large administrative data sets and then used to make individualized recommendations. For instance, Medicare's Hospital Compare webpage provide…

stat.AP2015★ 22 cited

Isolation in the construction of natural experiments

José R. Zubizarreta, Dylan S. Small, Paul R. Rosenbaum

A natural experiment is a type of observational study in which treatment assignment, though not randomized by the investigator, is plausibly close to random. A process that assigns…

stat.AP2014★ 108 cited

Matching for balance, pairing for heterogeneity in an observational study of the effectiveness of for-profit and not-for-profit high schools in Chile

José R. Zubizarreta, Ricardo D. Paredes, Paul R. Rosenbaum

Conventionally, the construction of a pair-matched sample selects treated and control units and pairs them in a single step with a view to balancing observed covariates $\mathbf{x}…