Determination of the Optimal Number of Strata for Bias Reduction in Propensity Score Matching.

Previous research implementing stratification on the propensity score has generally relied on using five strata, based on prior theoretical groundwork and minimal empirical evidence as to the suitability of quintiles to adequately reduce bias in all cases and across all sample sizes. This study inve...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Akers, Allen
Other Authors: Hull, Darrell M.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2010
Subjects:
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28380/