3 papers
stat.ME2024
MultiObjMatch: Matching with Optimal Tradeoffs between Multiple Objectives in R
Shichao Han, Samuel D. Pimentel
In an observational study, matching aims to create many small sets of similar treated and control units from initial samples that may differ substantially in order to permit more c…
stat.ME2024
Re-evaluating the impact of hormone replacement therapy on heart disease using match-adaptive randomization inference
Samuel D. Pimentel, Ruoqi Yu
Matching is an appealing way to design observational studies because it mimics the data structure produced by stratified randomized trials, pairing treated individuals with similar…
stat.ME2023
Design Sensitivity and Its Implications for Weighted Observational Studies
Melody Huang, Dan Soriano, Samuel D. Pimentel
Sensitivity to unmeasured confounding is not typically a primary consideration in designing treated-control comparisons in observational studies. We introduce a framework allowing…