Near-far matching is a study design technique for preprocessing observational data to mimic a pair-randomized trial. Individuals are matched to be near on measured confounders and far on levels of an instrumental variable.
Joseph Rigdon jrigdon@wakehealth.edu
| Package: | nearfar |
| Type: | Package |
| Version: | 1.3 |
| Date: | 2024-01-15 |
| License: | GPL-3 |
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