st: R: Missing values - panel data

["Carlo Lazzaro" <carlo.lazzaro@tiscalinet.it>]

Dear Lisa,
drop the obs with the missing values is, in general, a bad idea.

After a little tour on Stata archives, I would point you to the following
thread:

http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2012-07/msg00198.htm

and to the link it mentions:

http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/statistics/clustering-and-mi-impute/.

I do hope this little advice can help you out.

Best regards,
Carlo
-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
[mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Per conto di lisa wallner
Inviato: lunedì 28 ottobre 2013 21:43
A: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Oggetto: st: Missing values - panel data

Dear all,
 
I have a question concerning missing values. I have a panel data set for 6
years, in total 7 mio obs, but the panel is unbalanced. 
 
So, should I drop the obs with the missing values, or what's best? This
would shrink the sample to 80% of its original size.
 
Thx in advance!
Lisa 		 	   		  
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