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Propensity Score Matching: Quasi-Experimental Alternative to Random Assignment

  • Authors:
  • Andy Barclay
  • Heidi Melz
Project: Technical Assistance on Evaluation for Discretionary Grant Programs

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2017

This webinar explores propensity score matching (PSM) as a methodologically rigorous alternative to randomized controlled trials.

Using examples of grantees funded through the federal Permanency Innovations Initiative, the speakers discuss the theory underlying PSM, techniques for implementing PSM and validating the results, and caveats and limitations.

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2017