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Missing Data Imputation in Multivariate Analysis

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A new imputation method for incomplete data is suggested, to be used with non-random multivariate observations. The principle is to fill the gaps in a data set so that the partial complete-data configuration and the total filled-in configuration are similar, according to a matrix correlation coefficient. The optimality criteria are Escoufier’s RV and Procrustes normalized statistic. Three examples are illustrated.

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Romanazzi, M. (1998). Missing Data Imputation in Multivariate Analysis. In: Hayashi, C., Yajima, K., Bock, HH., Ohsumi, N., Tanaka, Y., Baba, Y. (eds) Data Science, Classification, and Related Methods. Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65950-1_61

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