Example sentences for: imputation

How can you use “imputation” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • If less than 50% of the samples had detectable values, the concentration for any nondetect was left at 0. This imputation was done separately for samples analyzed at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and samples analyzed at the Michigan Department of Public Health Laboratory.

  • BP = blood pressure; HCTZ = hydrochlorothiazide; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; ITT = intent to treat; MCAR = missing completely at random; ICH = International Conference on Harmonization; LOCF last-observation-carried-forward; PMI = proper multiple imputation; MAR = missing at random; PI = partial imputation.

  • Imputation methods

  • Since PI does less imputation, it is less biased than LOCF because the assumption of stability usually does not hold.

  • In our sample, this imputation procedure resulted in total PCB concentrations that were only marginally greater than those obtained if all nondetects were assigned 0. The mean PCB concentrations by exposure category are shown in table 3for both the sum using imputed values for nondetects and the sum with nondetects assigned 0. The limit of detection for DDE in the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene was 0.25 ng/mL.


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