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Missing data, weighting and survey adjustment

Methods for diagnosing missingness, adjusting sample composition and reflecting the effect of weights on precision.

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Methods for diagnosing missingness, adjusting sample composition and reflecting the effect of weights on precision.

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Missing completely at random

Missing completely at random is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Missing at random

Missing at random is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Missing not at random

Missing not at random is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Listwise deletion

Listwise deletion is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Pairwise deletion

Pairwise deletion is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Mean imputation

Mean imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Regression imputation

Regression imputation is a method within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. Methods for diagnosing missingness, adjusting sample composition and reflecting the effect of weights on precision. Its usefulness depends on data structure, assumptions, validation and whether the output answers the intended decision.

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Hot-deck imputation

Hot-deck imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Cold-deck imputation

Cold-deck imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Multiple imputation

Multiple imputation replaces missing values with several draws from an explicit imputation model, analyses each completed dataset and combines estimates to reflect imputation uncertainty.

Expectation-maximisation

Expectation-maximisation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

K-nearest-neighbour imputation

K-nearest-neighbour imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Random-forest imputation

Random-forest imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Survey weighting

Survey weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Design weighting

Design weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Post-stratification

Post-stratification is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Raking

Raking is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Rim weighting

Rim weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Calibration weighting

Calibration weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Propensity weighting

Propensity weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Non-response adjustment

Non-response adjustment is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Weight trimming

Weight trimming is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Weight capping

Weight capping is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Effective sample size

Effective sample size is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Design effects

Design effects is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Replicate weights

Replicate weights is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Jackknife replication

Jackknife replication is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Balanced repeated replication

Balanced repeated replication is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Bootstrap survey weights

Bootstrap survey weights is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Missing completely at random

Missing completely at random is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Missing at random

Missing at random is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Missing not at random

Missing not at random is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Listwise deletion

Listwise deletion is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Pairwise deletion

Pairwise deletion is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Mean imputation

Mean imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Regression imputation

Regression imputation is a method within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. Methods for diagnosing missingness, adjusting sample composition and reflecting the effect of weights on precision. Its usefulness depends on data structure, assumptions, validation and whether the output answers the intended decision.

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Hot-deck imputation

Hot-deck imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

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Cold-deck imputation

Cold-deck imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Multiple imputation

Multiple imputation replaces missing values with several draws from an explicit imputation model, analyses each completed dataset and combines estimates to reflect imputation uncertainty.

Open method
Method definition

Expectation-maximisation

Expectation-maximisation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

K-nearest-neighbour imputation

K-nearest-neighbour imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Random-forest imputation

Random-forest imputation is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Survey weighting

Survey weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Design weighting

Design weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Post-stratification

Post-stratification is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Raking

Raking is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Rim weighting

Rim weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Calibration weighting

Calibration weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Propensity weighting

Propensity weighting is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Non-response adjustment

Non-response adjustment is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Weight trimming

Weight trimming is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Weight capping

Weight capping is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Effective sample size

Effective sample size is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Design effects

Design effects is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Replicate weights

Replicate weights is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Jackknife replication

Jackknife replication is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Balanced repeated replication

Balanced repeated replication is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method
Method definition

Bootstrap survey weights

Bootstrap survey weights is a statistical or analytical concept within missing data, weighting and survey adjustment. It should be selected for the data-generating process and decision question rather than because software makes it available.

Open method

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