Imputation of missing values is superior to complete case analysis and the missing-indicator method in multivariable diagnostic research: A clinical example

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1102-1109

  van der Heijden, Geert J M G ^a   T Donders, A Rogier ^a,b   Stijnen, Theo ^c   Moons, Karel G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias; Complete case analysis; Indicator method; Missing data; Multiple imputation; Precision; Single imputation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPLETE CASE ANALYSIS; CURVE FITTING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMPUTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MISSING INDICATOR METHOD; MISSING VALUE; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SINGLE IMPUTATION;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33748530614     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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