topic Multiple imputation, FCS vs MCMC in Statistical Procedures

Multiple imputation, FCS vs MCMC

Kyra — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:40:46 GMT

Hi,

I am having problem understanding when to use FCS method and when to use MCMC method in multiple imputation. Missing data pattern is Arbitrary in my dataset.

Thanks

Re: Multiple imputation, FCS vs MCMC

SAS_Rob — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 22:50:40 GMT

MCMC method would be for continuous variables that are assumed to follow a multivariate normal distribution. FCS assumes the existence of a joint distribution for all variables. It allows for a mixture of continuous and categorical variables.