Re: st: Propensity score matching in Stata

[natalia malancu <natalia.malancu@gmail.com>]

Hi Margret!

In Stata 13 you have now teffects which allows far more options than
psmatch2. I found the help file a quite useful start point.

Best,
Natalia

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Margaret MacDougall
<Margaret.MacDougall@ed.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I would value advice on whether the material on performing propensity score
> matching using Stata at the link
>
> http://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/~estuart/propensityscoresoftware.html
>
> is up-to-date. I currently have IC Stata Version 13.0 and realise that some
> of the content at the above site may be dated.
> Also, having read the content at http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.6385 , I have
> some reservations about the
> loopholes that need to be encountered  with SPSS in order to try and get
> closest to the real thing in performing propensity score matching.
> Therefore, given the provision of more sophisticated modules, I am inclined
> to think that Stata may be more fit for purpose.   I would value
> advice in this area too, however.
>
> More generally, I would welcome advice on suitable resources for
> self-directed learning from scratch in the use of Stata for propensity score
> matching.
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Best wishes
>
> Margaret
>
>
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