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st: psmatch2 caliper match weights
Dear Statalist,
Long time listener, first time caller. I am running "psmatch2" with
the following command: "psmatch2 tenowny4 if comsup4_y4==1, cal(.25)
n(5) p(lo_y4) nocommon"
When I run "tab _weight", I find that the most of the weights are not
whole numbers (e.g. .2, .8, 1.6, 5.4). I am trying to match the
nearest 5 untreated individuals to 1 treated individual within the
specified caliper (.25). I would expect that the weight for each
individuals would be a whole number.
Can someone please explain why I do not get a positive integer for my weights?
Thank you very much,
Jeff Diebold
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