Patrick E. McKnight,Katherine M. McKnight,Souraya's Missing Data: A Gentle Introduction (Methodology in the PDF

By Patrick E. McKnight,Katherine M. McKnight,Souraya Sidani,Aurelio José Figueredo

While so much books on lacking info specialize in utilising refined statistical thoughts to accommodate the matter after it has happened, this quantity presents a technique for the keep watch over and prevention of lacking information. In transparent, nontechnical language, the authors aid the reader comprehend the different sorts of lacking information and their implications for the reliability, validity, and generalizability of a study’s conclusions. they supply sensible ideas for designing stories that reduce the possibility of lacking information, and for addressing this crucial factor while reporting research effects. while statistical treatments are needed--such as deletion systems, augmentation tools, and unmarried imputation and a number of imputation procedures--the booklet additionally explains how you can make sound judgements approximately their use. Patrick E. McKnight's site deals a periodically up-to-date annotated bibliography on lacking info and hyperlinks to different net assets that tackle lacking information.

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