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Using Ensemble-Based Methods For Directly Estimating Causal Effects: An Investigation Of Tree-Based G-Computation, Peter C. Austin Jan 2012

Using Ensemble-Based Methods For Directly Estimating Causal Effects: An Investigation Of Tree-Based G-Computation, Peter C. Austin

Peter Austin

Researchers are increasingly using observational or nonrandomized data to estimate causal treatment effects. Essential to the production of high-quality evidence is the ability to reduce or minimize the confounding that frequently occurs in observational studies. When using the potential outcome framework to define causal treatment effects, one requires the potential outcome under each possible treatment. However, only the outcome under the actual treatment received is observed, whereas the potential outcomes under the other treatments are considered missing data. Some authors have proposed that parametric regression models be used to estimate potential outcomes. In this study, we examined the use of …


A Tutorial And Case Study In Propensity Score Analysis: An Application To Estimating The Effect Of In-Hospital Smoking Cessation Counseling On Mortality, Peter C. Austin Jan 2011

A Tutorial And Case Study In Propensity Score Analysis: An Application To Estimating The Effect Of In-Hospital Smoking Cessation Counseling On Mortality, Peter C. Austin

Peter Austin

Propensity score methods allow investigators to estimate causal treatment effects using observational or nonrandomized data. In this article we provide a practical illustration of the appropriate steps in conducting propensity score analyses. For illustrative purposes, we use a sample of current smokers who were discharged alive after being hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. The exposure of interest was receipt of smoking cessation counseling prior to hospital discharge and the outcome was mortality with 3 years of hospital discharge. We illustrate the following concepts: first, how to specify the propensity score model; second, how to match treated and …