This book provides practical methods for analyzing missing data along with the heuristic reasoning for understanding the theoretical underpinnings. The author presents both frequentist and Bayesian perspectives. He describes easy-to-implement approaches, the underlying assumptions, and practical means for assessing these assumptions. Actual and simulated data sets illustrate important concepts, with the data sets and codes available online. The book also includes practical examples, simulation studies, projects, and end-of-chapter exercises.

Basic Concepts. Weighting Methods. Imputation. Multiple Imputation. Regression Analysis. Longitudinal Analysis with Missing Values. Nonignorable Missing Data Mechanisms. Other Applications. Other Topics. Bibliography. Index.

Trivellore Raghunathan is the director of the Survey Research Center in the Institute for Social Research and professor of biostatistics in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. He has published numerous papers in a range of statistical and public health journals. His research interests include applied regression analysis, linear models, design of experiments, sample survey methods, and Bayesian inference.