5 Questions
True or false: Propensity score matching constructs a statistical comparison group based on the probability of participating in the treatment using observed characteristics?
True
True or false: Participants in PSM are matched based on the propensity score to nonparticipants?
True
True or false: The average treatment effect (ATE) is calculated as the mean difference in outcomes across participant and nonparticipant groups in PSM?
True
True or false: The validity of PSM relies on two conditions: conditional independence and a sizable common support in propensity scores?
True
True or false: PSM can account for unobserved factors that may affect participation in the treatment?
False
Test your knowledge on propensity score matching (PSM) and the synthesis of PSM in statistical comparison groups. Learn about the construction of propensity scores, the process of matching participants and nonparticipants, and calculating the average treatment effect (ATE) of a program.
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