Skip to main content
. 2008 Jun 3;3:13. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-3-13

Table 2.

Type I Error Probabilities of Methods for Missing Data Percentages (10% and 40%) and Mechanisms

Method Missing Percentage MCAR MAR MAR/MNAR MNAR
SSSa 10% 0.0920 0.0895 0.0875 0.0895
40% 0.0945 0.1035 0.1050 0.1115
Modified SSSb (Dawson Weight) 10% 0.0615 0.0580 0.0580 0.0585
40% 0.0525 0.0520 0.0495 0.0555
Modified SSSb (Population Weight) 10% 0.0600 0.0585 0.0585 0.0585
40% 0.0535 0.0520 0.0535 0.0540
Modified SSSb (SSTime Weight) 10% 0.0615 0.0590 0.0575 0.0590
40% 0.0540 0.0535 0.0575 0.0525
Fisherc 10% 0.0495 0.0555 0.0495 0.0510
40% 0.0495 0.0445 0.0505 0.0460
Weighted Z-Transformd 10% 0.0575 0.0595 0.0580 0.0570
40% 0.0545 0.0550 0.0525 0.0530

*Type I error, r = .6, n = 100, simulations = 2000

*a, b, c, d indicate the methods of analysis in the text