作者:Rosenbaum, P. R.
作者单位:University of Pennsylvania
摘要:In a matched observational study of treatment effects, a sensitivity analysis asks about the magnitude of the departure from random assignment that would need to be present to alter the conclusions of an analysis that assumes that matching for measured covariates removes all bias. The reported degree of sensitivity to unmeasured biases depends on both the process that generated the data and the chosen methods of analysis, so a poor choice of method may lead to an exaggerated report of sensitiv...