dcs-training / much-ado-about-nothing-missing-data-in-research

Repo for the Much ado about nothing workshop.

Much Ado About Nothing: Missing Data in Research

Hello Everyone! This is the Readme File for the Much ado about nothing course (delivered by the CDCS in November 2023).

This workshop focused on how to explore, understand and address missing data in research, using R, R studio and some theory. We will also explore potential methods of deliberatley using missing data in our research.

The material in this repo was developed and curated by Rhys Davies.

What will be in this repo?

• Getting Ready with R.pdf (installation instructions for R and R Studio, and the Noteable Service)
• Code Folder (the code used in the two classes)
• Data Folder (the dataset used in the two classes)
• Much_ado_about_nothing.ppt (a presentation about missing data, detailing some important theory)
• Missing data reading materials - for anyone who wants to geek out on missing data before/after the course.

All material collected here is free to use but is covered by a License: license

Many of the materials and methods used in this session utilise and were inspired by the the naniar package, and the mice package. Further information on using these packages can be found here:

• https://naniar.njtierney.com/articles/getting-started-w-naniar.html (visualising and understanding our missing data).

• https://stefvanbuuren.name/fimd/sec-stepwise.html (how to run MICE, and evaluating our imputations).