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title: 'balancing: Optimization-Based Balancing Weights for Causal Inference'
version: 0.0.0.9000
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.balancing
abstract: Calculates optimization-based balancing weights for causal inference, including
  entropy balancing, inverse probability tilting, the covariate balancing propensity
  score, energy balancing, characteristic function distance balancing, and stable
  balancing weights. Weights target covariate balance directly by solving a convex
  optimization problem, with support for binary, categorical, and continuous exposures
  across a range of causal estimands. A Rust core provides the numerical solvers.
authors:
- family-names: Barrett
  given-names: Malcolm
  email: malcolmbarrett@gmail.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-5825
repository: https://r-causal.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/r-causal/balancing
commit: 1b40fcb2779daa83d18ad45fb316c46a6f1ff444
url: https://r-causal.github.io/balancing/
date-released: '2026-10-04'
contact:
- family-names: Barrett
  given-names: Malcolm
  email: malcolmbarrett@gmail.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-5825