missMDA: A Package for Handling Missing Values in Multivariate Data Analysis

We present the R package missMDA which performs principal component methods on incomplete data sets, aiming to obtain scores, loadings and graphical representations despite missing values. Package methods include principal component analysis for continuous variables, multiple correspondence analysis...

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Main Authors: Julie Josse, François Husson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Foundation for Open Access Statistics 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Statistical Software
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Online Access:https://www.jstatsoft.org/index.php/jss/article/view/2615
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description We present the R package missMDA which performs principal component methods on incomplete data sets, aiming to obtain scores, loadings and graphical representations despite missing values. Package methods include principal component analysis for continuous variables, multiple correspondence analysis for categorical variables, factorial analysis on mixed data for both continuous and categorical variables, and multiple factor analysis for multi-table data. Furthermore, missMDA can be used to perform single imputation to complete data involving continuous, categorical and mixed variables. A multiple imputation method is also available. In the principal component analysis framework, variability across different imputations is represented by confidence areas around the row and column positions on the graphical outputs. This allows assessment of the credibility of results obtained from incomplete data sets.
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spelling doaj.art-eacaab5b2f4e44ba9998751ebfba603b2022-12-21T19:20:08ZengFoundation for Open Access StatisticsJournal of Statistical Software1548-76602016-04-0170113110.18637/jss.v070.i01990missMDA: A Package for Handling Missing Values in Multivariate Data AnalysisJulie JosseFrançois HussonWe present the R package missMDA which performs principal component methods on incomplete data sets, aiming to obtain scores, loadings and graphical representations despite missing values. Package methods include principal component analysis for continuous variables, multiple correspondence analysis for categorical variables, factorial analysis on mixed data for both continuous and categorical variables, and multiple factor analysis for multi-table data. Furthermore, missMDA can be used to perform single imputation to complete data involving continuous, categorical and mixed variables. A multiple imputation method is also available. In the principal component analysis framework, variability across different imputations is represented by confidence areas around the row and column positions on the graphical outputs. This allows assessment of the credibility of results obtained from incomplete data sets.https://www.jstatsoft.org/index.php/jss/article/view/2615missing valuesprincipal component analysissingle imputationmultiple imputationmulti-table datamixed datamultiple correspondence analysismultiple factor analysis
spellingShingle Julie Josse
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missMDA: A Package for Handling Missing Values in Multivariate Data Analysis
Journal of Statistical Software
missing values
principal component analysis
single imputation
multiple imputation
multi-table data
mixed data
multiple correspondence analysis
multiple factor analysis
title missMDA: A Package for Handling Missing Values in Multivariate Data Analysis
title_full missMDA: A Package for Handling Missing Values in Multivariate Data Analysis
title_fullStr missMDA: A Package for Handling Missing Values in Multivariate Data Analysis
title_full_unstemmed missMDA: A Package for Handling Missing Values in Multivariate Data Analysis
title_short missMDA: A Package for Handling Missing Values in Multivariate Data Analysis
title_sort missmda a package for handling missing values in multivariate data analysis
topic missing values
principal component analysis
single imputation
multiple imputation
multi-table data
mixed data
multiple correspondence analysis
multiple factor analysis
url https://www.jstatsoft.org/index.php/jss/article/view/2615
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