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Ofer Harel1, Hwan Chung, Diana Miglioretti
1Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4120, Storrs, CT 06269-4120, USA. ofer.harel@uconn.edu
Abstract:
Latent class regression (LCR) is a popular method for analyzing multiple categorical outcomes. While nonresponse to the manifest items is a common complication, inferences of LCR can be evaluated using maximum likelihood, multiple imputation, and two-stage multiple imputation. Under similar missing data assumptions, the estimates and variances from all three procedures are quite close. However, multiple imputation and two-stage multiple imputation can provide additional information: estimates for the rates of missing information. The methodology is illustrated using an example from a study on racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer severity.
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