Impact of Multiple Matched Controls on Design Sensitivity in Observational Studies

DOI10.1111/j.1541-0420.2012.01821.xzbMath1272.62081WikidataQ47918377 ScholiaQ47918377MaRDI QIDQ4919569

Paul R. Rosenbaum

Publication date: 14 May 2013

Published in: Biometrics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0420.2012.01821.x

zbMATH Keywords

sensitivity analysis; observational study; design sensitivity; \(m\)-estimate

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62P10: Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis

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Uses Software

• nbpMatching
• optmatch
• sensitivitymv
• sensitivityfull

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