<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper is the third part of our bird ringing data analysis series (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_orhu-2017-0020_ref_007_w2aab3b7c10b1b6b1ab1ab7Aa">Harnos <italic>et al.</italic> 2015a</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_orhu-2017-0020_ref_006_w2aab3b7c10b1b6b1ab1ab6Aa">2016a</xref>) in which we continue to focus on exploring data using the R statistical environment. Here, we give a short description of missing data patterns, then handling and visualization techniques that help simultaneously explore the data and the structure of missing values. We try to emphasize that missing data can seriously distort the results of the analyses, therefore the conclusions drawn.</p></abstract>

This paper is the third part of our bird ringing data analysis series (Harnos et al. 2015a, 2016a) in which we continue to focus on exploring data using the R statistical environment. Here, we give a short description of missing data patterns, then handling and visualization techniques that help simultaneously explore the data and the structure of missing values. We try to emphasize that missing data can seriously distort the results of the analyses, therefore the conclusions drawn.

Hitchhikers’ guide to analysing bird ringing data

Department of Biomathematics and Informatics

Department of Anatomy, Cell- and Developmental Biology

Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum

Ornis Hungarica

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Part 3: missing values

This paper is the third part of our bird ringing data analysis series (Harnos et al. 2015a, 2016a) in which we continue to focus on exploring data using the R...

Hitchhikers’ guide to analysing bird ringing data

Published Online: Feb 14, 2018

Page range: 141 - 156

Received: Nov 29, 2017

Accepted: Dec 18, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2017-0020

Keywords
missing data pattern, exploration of incomplete data

© 2017 Andrea Harnos et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Hitchhikers’ guide to analysing bird ringing data

Published Online: Feb 14, 2018

Page range: 141 - 156

Received: Nov 29, 2017

Accepted: Dec 18, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2017-0020

Keywordsmissing data pattern, exploration of incomplete data

© 2017 Andrea Harnos et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
missing data pattern, exploration of incomplete data