Table 4.

Empirical coverage of 95% confidence intervals for β₂ after parametric multiple imputation

ICC	Cluster size	Clusters	NORM	NORM	NORM
ρ	m	k	FE	RE	IGN
0.03	4	100	95.3	96.4	96.1
	8	10	97.7	97.7	97.1
		20	95.8	97.0	97.0
		40	96.5	96.2	96.4
	40	10	98.7	98.4	98.4
		20	96.4	96.5	96.8
		40	95.7	95.8	95.9
	400	4	100	100	100
0.08	4	100	95.2	96.5	96.2
	8	10	97.6	97.6	96.9
		20	95.9	96.9	96.9
		40	96.2	95.9	96.5
	40	10	98.6	98.3	98.4
		20	96.4	96.6	96.7
		40	95.8	95.6	96.1
	400	4	100	100	100
Bolded values indicate coverage rates below 95%.
Italicized values indicate coverage rates above 95%.
Missing data were generated completely at random (MCAR) with a response rate of 60%, and data were imputed using an imputation model that correctly specified the covariate effects.