Studying missingness in spinal cord injury data: challenges and impact of data imputation.

Lucie Bourguignon Louis P Lukas James D Guest Fred H Geisler Vanessa K Noonan Armin Curt Sarah Catharina Brüningk Catherine Ruth Jutzeler

Published in: BMC medical research methodology (2024)

Data-tailored imputation strategies are required (e.g., characterisation of the missingness pattern, last observation carried forward for repeated measures evolving to a plateau over time). Therefore, systematically reporting the extent, kind and decisions made regarding missing data will be essential to improve the interpretation, transparency, and reproducibility of the research presented.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
spinal cord injury
big data
spinal cord
data analysis
emergency department
drug induced