Search Results - "Farrell, Max H"

On the Effect of Bias Estimation on Coverage Accuracy in Nonparametric Inference by Calonico, Sebastian, Cattaneo, Matias D., Farrell, Max H.

“…Nonparametric methods play a central role in modern empirical work. While they provide inference procedures that are more robust to parametric misspecification…”
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Optimal bandwidth choice for robust bias-corrected inference in regression discontinuity designs by Calonico, Sebastian, Cattaneo, Matias D, Farrell, Max H

“…Summary Modern empirical work in regression discontinuity (RD) designs often employs local polynomial estimation and inference with a mean square error (MSE)…”
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Robust inference on average treatment effects with possibly more covariates than observations by Farrell, Max H.

“…This paper concerns robust inference on average treatment effects following model selection. Under selection on observables, we construct confidence intervals…”
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DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS FOR ESTIMATION AND INFERENCE by Farrell, Max H., Liang, Tengyuan, Misra, Sanjog

“…We study deep neural networks and their use in semiparametric inference. We establish novel nonasymptotic high probability bounds for deep feedforward neural…”
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Rdrobust: Software for Regression-discontinuity Designs by Calonico, Sebastian, Cattaneo, Matias D., Farrell, Max H., Titiunik, Rocío

“…We describe a major upgrade to the Stata (and R) rdrobust package, which provides a wide array of estimation, inference, and falsification methods for the…”
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LARGE SAMPLE PROPERTIES OF PARTITIONING-BASED SERIES ESTIMATORS by Cattaneo, Matias D., Farrell, Max H., Feng, Yingjie

“…We present large sample results for partitioning-based least squares non-parametric regression, a popular method for approximating conditional expectation…”
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Mapping FACT-P and EORTC QLQ-C30 to Patient Health Status Measured by EQ-5D in Metastatic Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Patients by Wu, Eric Q., PhD, Mulani, Parvez, MS, CPhil, Farrell, Max H., BS, Sleep, Darryl, MD, MBBCh, FCS

“…Abstract Objective To construct and validate a prediction model of preference-adjusted health status (EQ-5D) for metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer…”
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Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection in Childhood: A Meta-Analysis by Shaikh, Nader, Morone, Natalia E, Bost, James E, Farrell, Max H

“…BACKGROUND:Knowledge of baseline risk of urinary tract infection can help clinicians make informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. We conducted a…”
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nprobust : Nonparametric Kernel-Based Estimation and Robust Bias-Corrected Inference by Calonico, Sebastian, Cattaneo, Matias D., Farrell, Max H.

“…Nonparametric kernel density and local polynomial regression estimators are very popular in statistics, economics, and many other disciplines. They are…”
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Optimal convergence rates, Bahadur representation, and asymptotic normality of partitioning estimators by Cattaneo, Matias D., Farrell, Max H.

“…This paper studies the asymptotic properties of partitioning estimators of the conditional expectation function and its derivatives. Mean-square and uniform…”
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Is Survival Better at Hospitals With Higher "End-of-Life" Treatment Intensity? by Barnato, Amber E., Chang, Chung-Chou H., Farrell, Max H., Lave, Judith R., Roberts, Mark S., Angus, Derek C.

“…Background: Concern regarding wide variations in spending and intensive care unit use for patients at the end of life hinges on the assumption that such…”
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Development and Validation of Hospital "End-of-Life" Treatment Intensity Measures by Barnato, Amber E., Farrell, Max H., Chang, Chung-Chou H., Lave, Judith R., Roberts, Mark S., Angus, Derek C.

“…Background: Health care utilization among decedents is increasingly used as a measure of health care efficiency, but decedent-based measures may be biased…”
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Annual costs associated with diagnosis of uterine leiomyomata by HARTMANN, Katherine E, BIRNBAUM, Howard, BEN-HAMADI, Rym, WU, Eric Q, FARRELL, Max H, SPALDING, James, STANG, Paul

“…To describe the annual care, direct health care, and indirect work loss costs for women with a diagnosis of uterine leiomyomata. We examined data from an…”
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Physical activity, health status and risk of hospitalization in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Benzo, Roberto P, Chang, Chung-Chou H, Farrell, Max H, Kaplan, Robert, Ries, Andrew, Martinez, Fernando J, Wise, Robert, Make, Barry, Sciurba, Frank

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death and 70% of the cost of COPD is due to hospitalizations. Self-reported daily physical…”
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Organizational Determinants of Hospital End-of-Life Treatment Intensity by Lin, Caroline Y., Farrell, Max H., Lave, Judith R., Angus, Derek C., Barnato, Amber E.

“…Background: There is substantial hospital-level variation in end-of-life (EOL) treatment intensity. Objective: To explore the association between…”
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Factors Associated With Alcohol Use, Depression, and Their Co-occurrence During Pregnancy by Rubio, Doris McGartland, Kraemer, Kevin L., Farrell, Max H., Day, Nancy L.

“…Background:  Alcohol use and depression each adversely affect birth outcomes, but the impact of their co‐occurrence among pregnant women is not well…”
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Integrating Health Status and Survival Data: The Palliative Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery by Benzo, Roberto, Farrell, Max H, Chang, Chung-Chou H, Martinez, Fernando J, Kaplan, Robert, Reilly, John, Criner, Gerard, Wise, Robert, Make, Barry, Luketich, James, Fishman, Alfred P, Sciurba, Frank C, NETT Research Group

“…In studies that address health-related quality of life (QoL) and survival, subjects who die are usually censored from QoL assessments. This practice tends to…”
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Higher-order refinements of small bandwidth asymptotics for density-weighted average derivative estimators by Cattaneo, Matias D., Farrell, Max H., Jansson, Michael, Masini, Ricardo P.

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Higher-order Refinements of Small Bandwidth Asymptotics for Density-Weighted Average Derivative Estimators by Cattaneo, Matias D, Farrell, Max H, Jansson, Michael, Masini, Ricardo

“…The density weighted average derivative (DWAD) of a regression function is a canonical parameter of interest in economics. Classical first-order large sample…”
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Robust Inference on Average Treatment Effects with Possibly More Covariates than Observations by Farrell, Max H

“…Journal of Econometrics 189 (2015), pp. 1-23 This paper concerns robust inference on average treatment effects following model selection. In the selection on…”
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