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Multilevel Issues in the Application of Propensity Score Matching: Simulations and Results for Evaluation of the Advanced Placement Program
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Patterson, Brian F. – College Board, 2012
The main goal of this study was to illustrate and provide some direction for dealing with the complexities of propensity score matching within different multilevel contexts. Special attention is given to how procedures typically applied in a non-hierarchical setting may be modified to properly reduce the expected bias in the estimated treatment…
Descriptors: Probability, Scores, Statistical Bias, High School Students
Exploring Approaches to Constructing Comparable Groups within Hierarchies
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Finkelstein, Doreen – College Board, 2009
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in April 2009. Compares results of different approaches to propensity-score matching with hierarchical data.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Computation, Probability