Statistical matching using file concatenation with adjusted weights and multiple imputations

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 87-94

  Rubin, Donald B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

File matching; Incomplete data; Missing data; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940952808     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: 15372707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1986.10509497     Document Type: Article

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