:*For any value of a balancing score, the difference between the treatment and control means of the samples at hand (i.e.: <math>\bar{r}_1-\bar{r}_0</math>), based on subjects that have the same value of the balancing score, can serve as an [[Bias of an estimator|unbiased estimator]] of the [[average treatment effect]]: <math>E[r_1]-E[r_0]</math>. | :*For any value of a balancing score, the difference between the treatment and control means of the samples at hand (i.e.: <math>\bar{r}_1-\bar{r}_0</math>), based on subjects that have the same value of the balancing score, can serve as an [[Bias of an estimator|unbiased estimator]] of the [[average treatment effect]]: <math>E[r_1]-E[r_0]</math>. |