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propensity score  

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  • Propensity score adjustment is a method of adjusting for all covariates in an observational case-control study, using scalar matching. In case-control studies, the goal is typically to determine if one group (cases) of subjects has a different outcome than another group (controls). [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Propensity Score]

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