ERIC Number: EJ1178911
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jun
Pages: 38
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-9986
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Multiple Imputation of Missing Data at Level 2: A Comparison of Fully Conditional and Joint Modeling in Multilevel Designs
Grund, Simon; Lüdtke, Oliver; Robitzsch, Alexander
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v43 n3 p316-353 Jun 2018
Multiple imputation (MI) can be used to address missing data at Level 2 in multilevel research. In this article, we compare joint modeling (JM) and the fully conditional specification (FCS) of MI as well as different strategies for including auxiliary variables at Level 1 using either their manifest or their latent cluster means. We show with theoretical arguments and computer simulations that (a) an FCS approach that uses latent cluster means is comparable to JM and (b) using manifest cluster means provides similar results except in relatively extreme cases with unbalanced data. We outline a computational procedure for including latent cluster means in an FCS approach using plausible values and provide an example using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment 2012 study.
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Data, Comparative Analysis, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Computation, Multivariate Analysis, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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