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Marshall, A. (Andrea), Altman, Douglas G., Holder, Roger L. and Royston, Patrick (2009) Combining estimates of interest in prognostic modelling studies after multiple imputation: current practice and guidelines. BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol.9 (Articl). doi:10.1186/1471-2288-9-57 ISSN 1471-2288.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-9-57
Abstract
Background: Multiple imputation (MI) provides an effective approach to handle missing covariate
data within prognostic modelling studies, as it can properly account for the missing data
uncertainty. The multiply imputed datasets are each analysed using standard prognostic modelling
techniques to obtain the estimates of interest. The estimates from each imputed dataset are then
combined into one overall estimate and variance, incorporating both the within and between
imputation variability. Rubin's rules for combining these multiply imputed estimates are based on
asymptotic theory. The resulting combined estimates may be more accurate if the posterior
distribution of the population parameter of interest is better approximated by the normal
distribution. However, the normality assumption may not be appropriate for all the parameters of
interest when analysing prognostic modelling studies, such as predicted survival probabilities and
model performance measures.
Methods: Guidelines for combining the estimates of interest when analysing prognostic modelling
studies are provided. A literature review is performed to identify current practice for combining
such estimates in prognostic modelling studies.
Results: Methods for combining all reported estimates after MI were not well reported in the
current literature. Rubin's rules without applying any transformations were the standard approach
used, when any method was stated.
Conclusion: The proposed simple guidelines for combining estimates after MI may lead to a wider
and more appropriate use of MI in future prognostic modelling studies.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Multiple imputation (Statistics), Missing observations (Statistics), Statistical hypothesis testing -- Asymptotic theory, Mathematical models -- Evaluation, Medical statistics | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | BMC Medical Research Methodology | ||||
Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 1471-2288 | ||||
Official Date: | 28 July 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.9 | ||||
Number: | Articl | ||||
DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2288-9-57 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) |
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