Covariate balance in simple, stratified and clustered comparative studies

DOI10.1214/08-STS254zbMath1327.62019arXiv0808.3857OpenAlexW2949401922MaRDI QIDQ900461

Jake Bowers, Ben B. Hansen

Publication date: 22 December 2015

Published in: Statistical Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3857

zbMATH Keywords

clustercontiguityrandomization inferencecommunity interventiongroup randomizationsubclassification

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects) (62H30)

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Uses Software

• rms
• RItools

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