Comparing Schools:Method Should Follow Purpose

• Selecting vs. Adjusting

• Matching Characteristics vs. Predicted Scores

• Statistical vs. Substantive Explanatory Vars.

• Desirable Properties of Matching Schemes

  • Symmetry
  • Transitivity
  • Consistent degree of similarity vs. fixed pool size
  • Intuitive appeal, transparency, apparent fairness

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