Matching and Design Efficiency in Epidemiological Studies
流行病学研究中的匹配与设计效率
For an observational study to compare two groups with respect to a dichotomous outcome variable, the design strategy of matching observational units with respect to a potential confounding variable X is compared with the strategy of selecting independent samples with possible poststratification on X for bias control. The comparison is based on asymptotic relative efficiencies of appropriate Mantel—Haenszel chi-squared tests. It is found that proper understanding requires…