Table 7 Mechanism testing results: propensity score matching method.

From: Are female students less satisfied with doctoral candidacy experiences? Evidence from 108 countries

Variable

Matching method

Treated

Control

ATT

S.E.

t

GD

Unmatched

0.144

0.022

0.122

0.007

16.76

Caliper matching (caliper = 0.01)

0.144

0.025

0.119

0.007

15.94

Nearest neighbour matching (n = 4)

0.144

0.024

0.120

0.008

15.64

Kernel matching

0.144

0.025

0.119

0.007

16.02

SH

Unmatched

0.060

0.005

0.055

0.005

11.62

Caliper matching (caliper = 0.01)

0.059

0.005

0.054

0.005

11.47

Nearest neighbour matching (n = 4)

0.060

0.005

0.055

0.005

11.16

Kernel matching

0.060

0.005

0.054

0.005

11.52

WLB

Unmatched

3.825

3.986

−0.161

0.046

−3.54

Caliper matching (caliper = 0.01)

3.822

3.933

−0.111

0.049

−2.23

Nearest neighbour matching (n = 4)

3.824

3.927

−0.103

0.049

−2.12

Kernel matching

3.872

3.916

−0.439

0.048

−0.91