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Permutation Tests for Matched Pairs with Adjustments for Covariates
Author(s) -
Rosenbaum Paul R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series c (applied statistics)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.205
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9876
pISSN - 0035-9254
DOI - 10.2307/2347314
Subject(s) - covariate , permutation (music) , statistics , mathematics , resampling , econometrics , computer science , philosophy , aesthetics
SUMMARY In observational studies, treated and control subjects are often matched on the basis of observed covariates to permit comparisons of subjects who appeared similar before treatment. In many studies, however, it is not possible to find an exact match for every treated subject, so that within matched pairs treated and control subjects may still differ with respect to some observed covariates. This paper discusses a simple general method for obtaining permutation inferences that adjust for such observed differences within pairs. The method generalizes both the Wilcoxon signed rank test for continuous responses and the McNemar‐Cox test for binary responses, as well as many other permutation tests for matched paris.