Tag
attenuation_bias
2 findings
Methods & evidenceHybrid Administrative Record Linkage OptimizationThe hybrid four-tiered matching protocol achieved a 1.97% false positive error rate and a 2.46% false negative error rate overall (compared to exact matching alone which yielded a 0.8% false positive rate but an 8.0% false negative error rate), minimizing overall attenuation bias in binary outcome estimation.Observational StudyEconomics (general)Instrumental Variables Correction for Management Measurement ErrorThe IV point estimate for Total Factor Productivity (TFP) was 0.477 (p < 0.05, First-stage F-stat = 86.00) compared to an OLS estimate of 0.167, while the IV effect on quality defects was -1.694 compared to -0.558 under OLS, proving that uninstrumented estimates suffer from substantial downward attenuation bias.RCT