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designmatch

Matched Samples that are Balanced and Representative by Design

v0.5.5 · Feb 20, 2026 · GPL-2 | GPL-3

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Includes functions for the construction of matched samples that are balanced and representative by design. Among others, these functions can be used for matching in observational studies with treated and control units, with cases and controls, in related settings with instrumental variables, and in discontinuity designs. Also, they can be used for the design of randomized experiments, for example, for matching before randomization. By default, 'designmatch' uses the 'highs' optimization solver, but its performance is greatly enhanced by the 'Gurobi' optimization solver and its associated R interface. For their installation, please follow the instructions at <https://www.gurobi.com/getting-started/> and <https://docs.gurobi.com/projects/optimizer/en/current/reference/r/setup.html>. We have also included directions in the gurobi_installation file in the inst folder.

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Version History

new 0.5.5 Mar 10, 2026
updated 0.5.5 ← 0.5.4 diff Feb 19, 2026
updated 0.5.4 ← 0.5.3 diff Aug 28, 2023
updated 0.5.3 ← 0.5.1 diff Jul 10, 2023
updated 0.5.1 ← 0.4.1 diff Jun 26, 2023
updated 0.4.1 ← 0.3.1 diff Aug 25, 2022
updated 0.3.1 ← 0.3.0 diff Jun 17, 2018
updated 0.3.0 ← 0.2.0 diff May 17, 2017
updated 0.2.0 ← 0.1.1 diff Aug 10, 2016
updated 0.1.1 ← 0.1 diff Feb 14, 2016
new 0.1 Jan 28, 2016