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  • Causal Inference
  • Missing Data Analysis

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  • Augmented inverse weighting is popular for estimating response means in causal inference and missing data.
  • Propensity scores, often modeled parametrically (logistic, probit, log-log), are crucial but require model selection.
  • Existing parametric models assume monotonicity between the propensity score and explanatory variables.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a semiparametric single-index model for propensity scores, avoiding parametric model selection.
  • To develop a more robust and efficient augmented inverse weighting estimator (AIWE).
  • To investigate the performance of AIWE under different propensity score modeling strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Modeling the propensity score using a semiparametric single-index model with an unknown monotonic function.
  • Developing an augmented inverse weighting estimator (AIWE) based on the semiparametric propensity score model.
  • Asymptotic linearity and semiparametric efficiency analysis of the proposed AIWE.

Main Results:

  • The proposed AIWE is asymptotically linear, semiparametrically efficient, and more robust than existing estimators.
  • Surprisingly, parametric models can yield worse performance than nonparametric models for inverse probability weighting and AIWE.
  • A heuristic explanation for the observed performance differences is provided.

Conclusions:

  • The semiparametric single-index model offers a flexible and robust alternative for propensity score modeling in AIWE.
  • The proposed AIWE demonstrates improved statistical properties compared to traditional methods.
  • Careful consideration of propensity score model specification is essential for optimal performance in causal inference.