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Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling Volume II, Technical Papers (1991) / Chapter Skim
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... First, imputation is typically used to fill in a relatively small percentage of the data; statistical matching is typically used on 100 percent of the records. Second, imputation typically makes use of complete records to fill in missing values for other records; statistical matching makes use of a conditional independence assumption since no complete records exist.
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  • statistical match
  • conditional independence
  • statistical matching
  • independence assumption
  • statistically matched

  • missing data
  • z variables
  • administrative records
  • regression equations


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