Do the methods used to analyse missing data really matter? An examination of data from an observational study of Intermediate Care patients

Do the methods used to analyse missing data really matter? An examination of data from an observational study of Intermediate Care patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Missing data is a common statistical problem in healthcare datasets from populations of older people. Some argue that arbitrarily assuming the mechanism responsible for the missingness and therefore the method for dealing with this m...

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Main Authors: Kaambwa Billingsley, Bryan Stirling, Billingham Lucinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Missing data
Complete case analysis
Multiple imputation
Generalised linear model
Heckman selection
Observational data
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/330

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