sensitivity function

Function to run sensitivity analysis described in Ridgeway's paper; currently works only for ATT.

Performs the sensitivity analyses described in Ridgeway (2006). This is a beta version of this functionality. Please let the developers know if you have problems with it.

sensitivity(ps1, data, outcome, order.by.importance = TRUE, verbose = TRUE)

Arguments

• ps1: A ps object.
• data: The dataset including the outcomes
• outcome: The outcome of interest.
• order.by.importance: Orders the output by relative importance of covariates.
• verbose: If TRUE, extra information will be printed.

Returns

Returns the following * tx Summary for treated observations. * ctrl Summary for control observations.

References

Ridgeway, G. (2006). "The effect of race bias in post-traffic stop outcomes using propensity scores", Journal of Quantitative Criminology 22(1):1-29.