createCmDiagnosticThresholds: Create CohortMethod diagnostics thresholds

In CohortMethod: Comparative Cohort Method with Large Scale Propensity and Outcome Models

Create CohortMethod diagnostics thresholds

Description

Threshold used when calling exportToCsv() to determine if we pass or fail diagnostics.

Usage

createCmDiagnosticThresholds(
  mdrrThreshold = 10,
  easeThreshold = 0.25,
  sdmThreshold = 0.1,
  sdmAlpha = NULL,
  equipoiseThreshold = 0.2,
  generalizabilitySdmThreshold = 999
)

Arguments

mdrrThreshold	What is the maximum allowed minimum detectable relative risk (MDRR)?
easeThreshold	What is the maximum allowed expected absolute systematic error (EASE).
sdmThreshold	What is the maximum allowed standardized difference of mean (SDM)? If any covariate has an SDM exceeding this threshold, the diagnostic will fail.
sdmAlpha	What is the alpha for testing whether the absolute SDM exceeds sdmThreshold? If not provided, no significance testing will be performed and any absolute SDM greater than the threshold will be considered imbalance. Note that a Bonferroni adjustment will automatically be applied to adjust for the number of tests performed.
equipoiseThreshold	What is the minimum required equipoise?
generalizabilitySdmThreshold	What is the maximum allowed standardized difference of mean (SDM)when comparing the population before and after PS adjustments? If the SDM is greater than this value, the diagnostic will fail.

Details

The sdmThreshold and sdmAlpha arguments are independent of the threshold and alpha threshold provided to the createComputeCovariateBalanceArgs() function. The latter have no impact on blinding and diagnostics reported in the export.

Value

An object of type CmDiagnosticThresholds.

CohortMethod documentation built on March 21, 2026, 5:06 p.m.