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Double score matching (DSM) effectively controls confounding in observational studies, outperforming propensity score matching (PSM) and prognostic score matching (PGM). DSM offers doubly robust estimation, improving causal effect inference.

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Area of Science:

  • Observational studies
  • Causal inference
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Confounding control is crucial in observational studies due to the absence of treatment randomization, unlike in randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
  • Matching methods, such as propensity score matching (PSM), are used to emulate RCTs within observational data, relying on the unconfoundedness assumption.
  • High-dimensional confounder data necessitates dimension reduction techniques for effective matching.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To comprehensively compare three matching schemes: propensity score matching (PSM), prognostic score matching (PGM), and double score matching (DSM).
  • To evaluate the statistical and numerical properties of PSM, PGM, and DSM through extensive simulations.
  • To provide best practice recommendations for variable selection, caliper choice, and replacement strategies in matching.

Main Methods:

  • Extensive simulation studies were conducted to assess the performance of PSM, PGM, and DSM.
  • The study explored statistical and numerical properties, including bias and variance, of each matching scheme.
  • The concept of double robustness was investigated for the DSM estimator.

Main Results:

  • Double score matching (DSM) demonstrated favorable performance, often outperforming both PSM and PGM in terms of bias and variance.
  • DSM exhibits doubly robust properties, ensuring estimator consistency if either the propensity score or prognostic score model is correctly specified.
  • Variable selection on the propensity score model and matching with replacement are recommended for optimal DSM performance.

Conclusions:

  • Double score matching (DSM) is a robust and effective method for controlling confounding in observational studies.
  • DSM offers advantages over single-score matching methods, providing more reliable causal effect estimates.
  • The study recommends specific strategies for implementing DSM, supported by simulation evidence and an available R package.