Algorithms & code jmasm 32: Multiple imputation of missing multilevel, longitudinal data: A case when practical considerations trump best practices?

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 261-275

  Lloyd, Jennifer E V ^a   Obradović, Jelena ^b   Carpiano, Richard M ^a   Motti Stefanidi, Frosso ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Growth modeling; Longitudinal data; Missing data; Multilevel data; Multiple imputation; Stata

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883162373     PISSN: 15389472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22237/jmasm/1367382480     Document Type: Article

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