Avoid Filling Swiss Cheese with Whipped Cream: Imputation Techniques and Evaluation Procedures for Cross-Country Time Series

June 1, 2011

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Michael Weber, and Michaela Denk. Avoid Filling Swiss Cheese with Whipped Cream: Imputation Techniques and Evaluation Procedures for Cross-Country Time Series, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2011) accessed September 18, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

International organizations collect data from national authorities to create multivariate cross-sectional time series for their analyses. As data from countries with not yet well-established statistical systems may be incomplete, the bridging of data gaps is a crucial challenge. This paper investigates data structures and missing data patterns in the cross-sectional time series framework, reviews missing value imputation techniques used for micro data in official statistics, and discusses their applicability to cross-sectional time series. It presents statistical methods and quality indicators that enable the (comparative) evaluation of imputation processes and completed datasets.

Subject: Data collection, Data processing, Public expenditure review

Keywords: Cross-sectional time series, Data augmentation, Data pattern, Data technique, Expected value, Imputed dataset, Information criteria, Quality report, Time series data, Time series model, WP

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27
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Working Paper No. 2011/151
Stock No:

WPIEA2011151
ISBN:

9781455270507
ISSN:

1018-5941

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