How Many Imputations Do You Need? A Two-stage Calculation Using a Quadratic Rule

• DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5070020.v1
• Publication Date: 2020-07-22
• Authors: von Hippel; Thomas Paul

When using multiple imputation, users often want to know how many imputations they need. An old answer is that 2–10 usually suffice, but this recommendation only addresses the efficienc...