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The problem of missing values commonly arises in data sets, and imputation is usually employed to compensate for non-response.
However, missing values can arise through several mechanisms.
We presented an imputation technique for dealing with missing values that arise in PPI prediction tasks.
For 2-dye microarray platforms, some missing values may arise from an un-measurably low RNA expression in one channel only.
It is most likely that missing values mainly arose when investigators did not consider CA-125 measurement necessary given the clinical situation and the ultrasound appearance of the mass.
Calculating rates and other organism-specific statistics is complicated by the fact that it is not possible to distinguish between genuine zeroes, corresponding to organisms looked for but not found, and missing values that arise when organisms are not sought.
Missing values in LC/MS data arise because of imperfect detection and alignment of peak intensities or by true absence of expression.
Multiple Imputation (MI) was therefore used to address potential biases arising from missing values.
Strengths of the study include the large number of patients and GPs participating, the adjustment for confounding patient and GP factors, the correction for GP-level clustering with multilevel modeling, and addressing the potential bias and loss of precision arising from missing values using multiple imputations.
It is no longer excusable for missing values and the reason they arose to be swept under the carpet, nor for potentially misleading and inefficient analyses of complete cases to be considered adequate.
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