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A comparison of random forest-based missing imputation methods for covariates in propensity score analysis
Yongseok Lee1, Walter L Leite2
1Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR), University of Florida.
Abstract:
Propensity score analysis (PSA) is a prominent method to alleviate selection bias in observational studies, but missing data in covariates is prevalent and must be dealt with during propensity score estimation. Through Monte Carlo simulations, this study evaluates the use of imputation methods based on multiple random forests algorithms to handle missing data in covariates: multivariate imputation by chained equations-random forest (Caliber), proximity imputation (PI), and missForest. The results indicated that PI and missForest outperformed other methods with respect to bias of average treatment effect regardless of sample size and missing mechanisms. A demonstration of these five methods with PSA to evaluate the effect of participation in center-based care on children's reading ability is provided using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
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