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An Introduction to Propensity Score Methods for Reducing the Effects of Confounding in Observational Studies

Peter C. Austin

Walks through matching, stratification, weighting and covariate adjustment on the propensity score side by side on the same worked example, so a reader can see what each buys and costs relative to the others.

Level: Intermediate
Access: Free
Length: —
Copy: link checked 17 Sept 2026
Filed under: Causal Inference

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