Multiple imputation and its application

• Main Author: Carpenter, James R.
• Other Authors: Kenward, Michael G., 1956-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Statistics in practice.
• Subjects: Multiple imputation (Statistics); Missing observations (Statistics); Social sciences > Statistical methods.; Medical statistics.; Medicine > Research > Statistical methods.; Data Interpretation, Statistical.; Biomedical Research > methods.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.; MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.; MEDICAL > Atlases.; MEDICAL > Essays.; MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.; MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.; MEDICAL > Osteopathy.; Electronic books.

"This book is written with three main aims; to provide a thorough introduction to the general MI methods, to provide a detailed discussion of the practical use of the MI method and to present real-world examples drawn from the field of biostatistics"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The multiple imputation procedure and its justification
• Multiple imputation of quantitative data
• Multiple imputation of binary and ordinal data
• Multiple imputation of unordered categorical data
• Nonlinear relationships
• Interactions
• Survival data, skips and large datasets
• Multilevel multiple imputation
• Sensitivity analysis: MI unleashed
• Including survey weights
• Robust multiple imputation.