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optmatch (version 0.8-1)

Functions for optimal matching

Description

Functions for optimal matching, including full matching

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install.packages('optmatch')

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0.8-1

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file LICENSE

Maintainer

Mark Fredrickson

Last Published

January 3rd, 2013

Functions in optmatch (0.8-1)

makeInfinitySparseMatrix

(Internal) Creating sparse matching problems
subproblemSuccess

(Internal) Report successful subproblems.
scoreCaliper

(Internal) Helper function to create an InfinitySparseMatrix from a set of scores, a treatment indicator, and a caliper width.
caliper

Prepare matching distances suitable for matching within calipers.
pairmatch

Optimal 1:1 and 1:k matching
mdist

Create matching distances
effectiveSampleSize

(Internal) Compute the effective sample size of a match.
relaxinfo

Display license information about embedded code
minExactMatch

Find the minimal exact match factors that will be feasible.
makeOptmatch

(Internal) Create optmatch objects, the result of matching.
caliperSize

(Internal) Determines how many other units fall within a caliper distance
validDistanceSpecification

(Internal) Validate that objects are valid distance specifications.
minControlsCap

Set thinning and thickening caps for full matching
nuclearplants

Nuclear Power Station Construction Data
maxCaliper

Find the maximum caliper width that will create a feasible problem.
exactMatch-methods

Generate an exact matching set of subproblems
matched.distances

Determine distances between matched units
setFeasibilityConstants

(Internal) Sets up the default values for maximum feasible problems
fmla2treatedblocking

(Internal) A helper function to turn formulas into treatment and blocking variables
caliperUpperBound

(Internal) Returns a reasonable upper bound on the arcs remaining after placing a caliper.
match_on

Create treated to control distances for matching problems
stratumStructure

Return structure of matched sets
optmatch

Optmatch Class
fullmatch

Optimal full matching
getMaxProblemSize

(Internal) What is the maximum allowed problem size?
plantdist

Dissimilarities of Some U.S. Nuclear Plants
matched

Identification of units placed into matched sets