Comment on Oberman & Vink: Should we fix or simulate the complete data in simulation studies evaluating missing data methods?
Journal
Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift
ISSN: 1521-4036
Titre abrégé: Biom J
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 7708048
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2024
Jan 2024
Historique:
revised:
23
08
2023
received:
23
03
2023
accepted:
25
08
2023
medline:
30
1
2024
pubmed:
12
10
2023
entrez:
12
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
For simulation studies that evaluate methods of handling missing data, we argue that generating partially observed data by fixing the complete data and repeatedly simulating the missingness indicators is a superficially attractive idea but only rarely appropriate to use.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37823668
doi: 10.1002/bimj.202300085
doi:
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e2300085Subventions
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_UU_00004/07
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/T023953/2
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/T023953/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_UU_00004/09
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
© 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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