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When does it pay to break the matches for analysis of a matched-pairs design?

Authors :
Lynn HS
McCulloch CE
Source :
Biometrics [Biometrics] 1992 Jun; Vol. 48 (2), pp. 397-409.
Publication Year :
1992

Abstract

Two methods of analysis are compared to estimate the treatment effect of a comparative study where each treated individual is matched with a single control at the design stage. The usual matched-pairs analysis accounts for the pairing directly in its model, whereas regression adjustment ignores the matching but instead models the pairing using a set of covariates. For a normal linear model, the estimated treatment effect from the matched-pairs analysis (paired t-test) is more efficient. For a Bernoulli logistic model, matched-pairs analysis performs better when the sample size is small, but is inferior to logistic regression for large sample sizes.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0006-341X
Volume :
48
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Biometrics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
1637969