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来源

URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW,Vol.55,Issue2,P.591-615

语言

英文

关键字

imputation; sustainability; urban policy; missing data; HOT DECK IMPUTATION; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; CLIMATE PROTECTION; COMMITMENT; INDICATOR; ADOPTION; POLICIES; VALUES; RISK

作者单位

[Curley, Cali] Indiana Univ Purdue Univ, Sch Publ & Environm Affairs, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA. [Krause, Rachel M.] Univ Kansas, Sch Publ Affairs & Adm, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA. [Feiock, Richard] Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA. [Feiock, Richard] Florida State Univ, Askew Sch, Publ Adm & Policy, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA. [Feiock, Richard] Florida State Univ, FSU Local Governance Res Lab, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA. [Hawkins, Christopher V.] Univ Cent Florida, Sch Publ Adm, Orlando, FL 32816 USA. Curley, C (reprint author), Indiana Univ Purdue Univ, 801 W Michigan St,BS4054, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA. E-Mail: curleyc@iupui.edu

摘要

Studies of governments and local organizations using survey data have played a critical role in the development of urban studies and related disciplines. However, missing data pose a daunting challenge for this research. This article seeks to raise awareness about the treatment of missing data in urban studies research by comparing and evaluating three commonly used approaches to deal with missing data-listwise deletion, single imputation, and multiple imputation. Comparative analyses illustrate the relative performance of these approaches using the second-generation Integrated City Sustainability Database (ICSD). The results demonstrate the benefit of using an approach to missing data based on multiple imputation, using a theoretically informed and statistically supported set of predictor variables to develop a more complete sample that is free of issues raised by nonresponse in survey data. The results confirm the usefulness of the ICSD in the study of environmental and sustainability and other policy in U.S. cities. We conclude with a discussion of results and provide a set of recommendations for urban researcher scholars.