Blogs
Welcome to my blog. Here you will find a collection of posts on various topics.
2025
Evaluation of a pediatric Transitional Care Unit in the Netherlands
In this post, we demonstrate through data simulation how we will measure the effect of an innovative Transitional Care Unit (TCU) called the Jeroen Pit Huis (JPH). We are using bayesian probability weighting methods.
2024
This blog provides an example of conducting Bayesian power analyses, focusing on a healthcare study comparing intervention and control practices. It covers setting up simulations, generating data, adjusting for time trends, and estimating effects with Bayesian regression. Installation instructions for necessary software and R packages, alongside tips for running simulations and analyzing results, are also included.
Older posts
The aim of this example is to learn how to apply DEA and to demonstrate that DEA is capable to reveal inefficiency. Therefore, we will first simulate our dataset of 100 courts, based on a certain assumption on inefficiency of each court (we will therefore know the'true efficiency'). And then we will use DEA to determine efficiency by means of DEA. By comparing DEA results to the assumed efficiency, we will establish whether DEA is capable to reveal true efficiency.