Comparing principal stratification and selection models in parametric causal inference with nonignorable missingness

被引:12
作者
Mealli, Fabrizia [1 ]
Pacini, Barbara [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Florence, Dept Stat, I-50134 Florence, Italy
[2] Univ Bologna, Dept Stat Sci, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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10.1016/j.csda.2008.09.005
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
Two approaches for dealing with "endogenous selection" problems when estimating causal effects are considered. They are principal stratification and selection models. The main goal is to highlight similarities and differences between the two approaches, by investigating the different nature of their parametric hypotheses. The principal stratification approach focuses on information contained in specific subgroups of units. The aim is to produce valid inference conditional on such subgroups, without an a priori extension of the results to the whole population. Selection models, on the contrary, aim at estimating parameters that should be valid for the whole population, as if the data come from random sampling. A simulation study is conducted to show their different performances, with data generating processes coming from either approach. It is also argued that principal stratification is able to suggest alternative identification strategies not always easily translatable into assumptions of a selection model. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:507 / 516
页数:10
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