Abstract Details
Activity Number:
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114
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 5, 2013 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Health Policy Statistics Section
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Abstract - #307859 |
Title:
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Uncertainty in Propensity Score Estimation: Bayesian Methods for Variable Selection and Model-Averaged Causal Effects
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Author(s):
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Corwin Zigler*+
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Companies:
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Harvard
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Keywords:
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administrative data ;
causal inference ;
comparative effectiveness ;
model averaging ;
propensity score
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Abstract:
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Causal inference with observational data often relies on the propensity score (PS) to adjust treatment comparisons for observed confounding factors. As comparative effectiveness research in the era of ``big data'' increasingly relies on complex collections of administrative resources, researchers are frequently confronted with decisions regarding which of a high-dimensional covariate set to include in the PS model in order to satisfy the assumptions necessary for estimating average causal effects. Typically, simple or ad-hoc methods are employed to arrive at a single PS model, without acknowledging the uncertainty associated with the model selection. We propose Bayesian methods for model averaging that 1) select relevant variables from a set of candidate variables to include in the PS model and 2) estimate causal treatment effects as weighted averages of estimates under different PS models. The associated weight for each PS model reflects the data-driven support for that model's ability to adjust for the necessary variables. We use our proposed methods to compare the effectiveness of treatments for brain tumors among Medicare beneficiaries.
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