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Multiple Imputation of Multilevel Missing Data

An Introduction to the R Package pan

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ID3456836
AuthorsSimon Grund (0000-0002-1290-8986, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, corresponding author), Oliver Lüdtke (0000-0001-9744-3059, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education), Alexander Robitzsch (0000-0002-8226-3132, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education)
Year2016
Volume6
Issue4
Publication date2016-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244016668220
OpenAlexW4296733573
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited57

The treatment of missing data can be difficult in multilevel research because state-of-the-art procedures such as multiple imputation (MI) may require advanced statistical knowledge or a high degree of familiarity with certain statistical software. In the missing data literature, pan has been recommended for MI of multilevel data. In this article, we provide an introduction to MI of multilevel missing data using the R package pan, and we discuss its possibilities and limitations in accommodating typical questions in multilevel research. To make pan more accessible to applied researchers, we make use of the mitml package, which provides a user-friendly interface to the pan package and several tools for managing and analyzing multiply imputed data sets. We illustrate the use of pan and mitml with two empirical examples that represent common applications of multilevel models, and we discuss how these procedures may be used in conjunction with other software

Data mining · Data science · Information retrieval · Machine learning · Missing data · Multilevel model · R package · Computer Science · Health disparities and outcomes · Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse · Software

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