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Example sentences for: locf

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In LOCF, one imputes every missing visit time-point by carrying the last observation forward until the end of the study.
Since PI does less imputation, it is less biased than LOCF because the assumption of stability usually does not hold.
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.
Since LOCF requires the strong assumption of stability, the more it imputes the more bias it introduces if the assumption of stability does not hold.
Example 3 also used a ranking method after LOCF for a secondary analysis.