Optimal Nonbipartite Matching and Its Statistical Applications
- 1 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Statistician
- Vol. 65 (1) , 21-30
Abstract
Matching is a powerful statistical tool in design and analysis. Conventional two-group, or bipartite, matching has been widely used in practice. However, its utility is limited to simpler designs. ...Keywords
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