Biometrics · 1971 · 300 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMathematicsBayesian Data AnalysisStatisticsUncertainty QuantificationData AnalysisEstimation TheoryMaximum Likelihood EstimationMissing Data MethodsStatistical AnalysisStatistical InferenceLikelihood For Missing DataMaximum Likelihood InferenceMissing DataMissing Data AnalysisMissing Data IdentificationMissing Data InferenceMissing Data Patterns
In this paper, we attempt to provide a simple taxonomy for incomplete-data problems and at the same time develop unified methods of analysis. The emphasis is on techniques which are natural extensions of the complete-data analysis and which will handle rather general classes of incomplete-data problems as opposed to custom-made techniques for special problems. The principle of estimation is either maximum likelihood or is at least based on maximum likelihood.