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The probability of receiving a treatment or exposure conditional on measured covariates.
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Name a conditional probability used in observational-study adjustment.Describe adjustment for observed differences in treatment assignment.
Words that belong together
- estimate a propensity score
- propensity-score matching
- propensity-score weighting
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Matching on the propensity score balanced measured covariates, not hidden confounders.
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- Base
- propensity score
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Usage notes
Propensity-score methods address measured covariates; they do not automatically remove unmeasured confounding.
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