The propensity score is defined as the probability of each individual study subject being
assigned to a group of interest for comparison purposes. Propensity score adjustment is a …

I first wish to thank Dr Austin for an important paper on the use of propensity score methods
in practice. It follows a series of papers by Dr Austin highlighting issues that applied …

Propensity‐score methods are increasingly being used to reduce the impact of treatment‐
selection bias in the estimation of treatment effects using observational data. Commonly …

Since the development of research methodology, there has always been keen interest in
developing the accuracy of the research by comparing covariates. Propensity score is useful …

Researchers frequently use observational studies to compare outcomes of patients who
undergo different treatments. However, as patients in these observational studies are not …

Matching is a technique through which patients with and without an outcome of interest (in
case-control studies) or patients with and without an exposure of interest (in cohort studies) …

The use of propensity score methods to adjust for selection bias in observational studies has
become increasingly popular in public health and medical research. A substantial portion of …

Research using propensity-score matching has been in the literature for over two decades
now. During this time, in a process akin to the way a message gets distorted and passed on …

Objective: A large number of possible techniques are available when conducting matching
procedures, yet coherent guidelines for selecting the most appropriate application do not yet …

The propensity score is a subject's probability of treatment, conditional on observed baseline
covariates. Conditional on the true propensity score, treated and untreated subjects have …