diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION index 1659aa0..45a5367 100644 --- a/DESCRIPTION +++ b/DESCRIPTION @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Package: miceFast Title: Fast Imputations Using 'Rcpp' and 'Armadillo' -Version: 0.9.1 +Version: 0.9.1.9000 Authors@R: person("Maciej", "Nasinski", email = "nasinski.maciej@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre")) Description: Fast imputations under the object-oriented programming paradigm. diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index ada4fc3..76e49ca 100644 --- a/NEWS.md +++ b/NEWS.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +# miceFast 0.9.1.9000 + +* Update the Little test description in the missing data and imputation vignette. + # miceFast 0.9.1 ## Bug fixes diff --git a/vignettes/missing-data-and-imputation.Rmd b/vignettes/missing-data-and-imputation.Rmd index 6939721..80b0479 100644 --- a/vignettes/missing-data-and-imputation.Rmd +++ b/vignettes/missing-data-and-imputation.Rmd @@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ $Y_{mis}$ are the missing values. to the measurements. **Testing for MCAR:** -MCAR is the only mechanism that can be tested from the observed data. + Little's (1988) test compares the means of observed values across -different missingness patterns; a significant result rejects MCAR. -However, failure to reject does not prove MCAR. The test has limited -power, especially with small samples or few patterns. It is a necessary +different missingness patterns. The failure to reject does not prove MCAR. +The Little's test is not a satisfactory way to determine if a missingness is MCAR. +For example, in the case of omitted variables. We always have to understand the missingness process. +Moreover, the test has limited power, especially with small samples or few patterns. It is a necessary check, not a sufficient one. **Implications:**