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· 2012

Flexible Imputation of Missing Data

Stef van Buuren

Short summary

Multiple imputation fills missing data with plausible values, incorporating uncertainty, and addresses multiple statistical problems.

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Key points

  • Missing data is a common problem in all scientific fields.
  • Multiple imputation is a key statistical method for handling missing data.
  • The technique fills data gaps with plausible values.
  • Uncertainty from imputation is preserved within the data.
  • Multiple imputation can solve various other statistical problems.

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Abstract

Missing data form a problem in every scientific discipline, yet the techniques required to handle them are complicated and often lacking. One of the great ideas in statistical science-multiple imputation-fills gaps in the data with plausible values, the uncertainty of which is coded in the data itself. It also solves other problems, many of which a

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Field: Statistics and Probability

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