TY - BOOK AU - Holmes,William M. TI - Using propensity scores in quasi-experimental designs SN - 9781452205267 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - QA279.4 HOL 2014 U1 - 001.4/34 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Statistical decision KW - Experimental design N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-326) and index; Preface -- Approach of the book -- Introduction : quasi-experiments and non-equivalent groups -- Causal inference using control variables -- Causal inference using counterfactual designs -- Propensity approaches of quasi-experiments -- Propensity matching -- Propensity matching : optimized solution -- Propensities and covariate controls -- Use with generalized linear models -- Propensity with correlated samples -- Handling missing data -- Repairing broken experiments -- A. STATA commands for propensity use -- B. R commands for propensity use -- SPSS commands for propensity use -- SAS commands for propensity use -- References -- Index ER -