GRAPE uses graph representation to handle missing data in feature imputation and label prediction.
problem Handling missing data in machine learning tasks.
method GRAPE uses a bipartite graph where observations and features are nodes, and observed feature values are edges. It formulates feature imputation as edge-level prediction and label prediction as node-level prediction, solving these with Graph Neural Networks.
result GRAPE achieves 20% lower mean absolute error for imputation and 10% lower for label prediction compared to state-of-the-art methods.
FSD-CAP improves graph feature imputation under high missing rates.
problem Challenges in imputing missing node features in graphs, especially under high missing rates.
method Two-stage framework: subgraph expansion, fractional diffusion, class-aware propagation.
result Significantly improved imputation quality compared to existing methods, achieving high accuracy on benchmark datasets.
Graph auto-encoder predicts unobserved node features from biological networks and omics data.
problem Integrating biological networks and continuous node features for better prediction.
method Graph neural networks and feature auto-encoders trained on feature reconstruction.
result Graph feature auto-encoder outperforms auto-encoders trained on graph reconstruction for predicting unobserved node features.
GCN adapted for graphs with missing features, improving performance.
problem GCN struggles with graphs containing missing features.
method Integrates missing feature processing within GCN architecture using Gaussian Mixture Model.
result Significantly outperforms imputation-based methods in node classification and link prediction.
Recently, data augmentation in the semi-supervised regime, where unlabeled data vastly outnumbers labeled data, has received a considerable attention. In this paper, we describe an efficient technique for this task, exploiting a recent framework we proposed for missing data imputation called graph imputation neural net…
MGMC method handles missing data in medical datasets for accurate disease classification.
problem Handling missing data in incomplete medical datasets for accurate disease classification.
method Multigraph Geometric Matrix Completion (MGMC) using multiple graph convolutional networks.
result MGMC achieves superior classification and imputation performance compared to state-of-the-art approaches.
IFGAN uses feature-specific GANs for missing value imputation.
problem Missing value imputation in data mining.
method Feature-specific Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN).
result IFGAN outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms in various missing conditions.
A new method for imputing missing data using graphical models.
problem Missing data in graphs and its impact on analysis.
method MMG framework based on conditional independence and PAI principle.
result Valid and efficient method for imputing missing data.
A new imputation method considers feature importance for missing value completion.
problem Missing values in datasets reduce accuracy and increase processing difficulty.
method Iterative matrix completion with feature importance learning.
result The method outperforms existing imputation algorithms on various datasets.
Survey data imputation methods impact feature selection and importance assessment.
problem Impact of different imputation methods on feature selection and importance assessment in survey data.
method Investigated eight imputation methods (listwise deletion, MICE, missRanger, mixGBoost) and three learners (Random Forest, XGBoost, linear model) in a simulation study.
result Different imputation methods yield varying feature selection and importance assessments.
Missing data are a concern in many real world data sets and imputation methods are often needed to estimate the values of missing data, but data sets with excessive missingness and high dimensionality challenge most approaches to imputation. Here we show that appropriate feature selection can be an effective preprocess…
GATGPT uses LLMs with graph attention for spatiotemporal data imputation.
problem Missing values in spatiotemporal data due to sensor malfunctions and data transmission errors.
method Integrates pre-trained large language models with graph attention mechanisms.
result GATGPT achieves comparable results to deep learning benchmarks on real-world datasets.
Missing data imputation (MDI) is a fundamental problem in many scientific disciplines. Popular methods for MDI use global statistics computed from the entire data set (e.g., the feature-wise medians), or build predictive models operating independently on every instance. In this paper we propose a more general framework…
Study compares imputation methods' effects on IML confidence intervals.
problem Missing data impacts IML interpretation and confidence intervals.
method Compared single vs multiple imputation methods on IML confidence intervals.
result Multiple imputation provides closer coverage to nominal than single imputation.
We introduce Graph Neural Processes (GNP), inspired by the recent work in conditional and latent neural processes. A Graph Neural Process is defined as a Conditional Neural Process that operates on arbitrary graph data. It takes features of sparsely observed context points as input, and outputs a distribution over targ…
Imputation-free method learns tabular data with missing values using transformer.
problem Machine learning on tabular data with missing values often leads to unreliable outcomes due to synthetic imputation.
method Incremental attention learning (IFIAL) using transformer with attention masks.
result IFIAL outperforms state-of-the-art methods in 17 diverse tabular data sets.
The paper compares two methods for handling missing data in causal discovery.
problem Handling missing data in causal discovery algorithms.
method Test-wise deletion and multiple imputation.
result Multiple imputation is more challenging for causal discovery than for estimation.
Laboratory testing and medication prescription are two of the most important routines in daily clinical practice. Developing an artificial intelligence system that can automatically make lab test imputations and medication recommendations can save costs on potentially redundant lab tests and inform physicians of a more…
A new kNN imputation method improves classification performance on datasets with missing data.
problem Missing data in classification problems.
method Class weighted grey distance with MI weighting for kNN imputation.
result Improved classification performance compared to existing methods.
A new PCA-based imputation method for high-dimensional data.
problem Missing data in high-dimensional datasets.
method Principal Component Analysis Imputation (PCAI) framework.
result PCAI significantly speeds up imputation and maintains high accuracy.
Paper introduces detect-then-impute conformal prediction for cellwise outliers.
problem Uncertainty in prediction intervals for models with cellwise outliers.
method Detects outliers, imputes them, and constructs exchangeable features for conformal prediction.
result JDI-CP achieves a finite sample 1−2α coverage guarantee. Paper proposes WGAIN for missing feature reconstruction.
problem Missing data in datasets.
method Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Imputation Network (WGAIN) compared to traditional methods.
result WGAIN outperforms traditional methods in imputing missing data.
Random imputation is surprisingly effective for linear predictors in missing data scenarios.
problem The effectiveness of naive imputation in missing data scenarios for linear predictors.
method A unique random features model framework to study predictive performances.
result Naive imputation is negligible in bias for linear predictors under MCAR assumption.
New method for imputing missing data in multi-view data.
problem Large missing data sets in multi-view data.
method Stacked penalized logistic regression (StaPLR) in a dimension-reduced space.
result New method performs competitively with lower computational cost.
End-to-end model for time series classification with missing data.
problem Time series classification with missing data.
method End-to-end neural network that unifies imputation and representation learning.
result Proposed model outperforms state-of-the-art approaches for incomplete time series classification.
Method reconstructs missing wind farm data using graph theory and nearest neighbors.
problem Missing data in wind farm records due to sensor failures.
method Combines spectral graph theory and k-Nearest Neighbors to estimate missing data.
result Significant improvement in data reconstruction over existing methods.
In real-world applications, we can encounter situations when a well-trained model has to be used to predict from a damaged dataset. The damage caused by missing or corrupted values can be either on the level of individual instances or on the level of entire features. Both situations have a negative impact on the usabil…
This review synthesizes missing data imputation across diverse fields.
problem Missing data hinders analysis across various disciplines.
method Systematic review of imputation methods and their application across domains.
result Critical challenges and future directions identified.
A novel time series imputation technique using tSMOTE for handling missing data.
problem Handling missing observations in irregular time series data.
method Time Sliced Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (tSMOTE) generalizing SMOTE for time series imputation.
result Improvement in classification accuracy for imputed data compared to standard imputation methods.
PAIR-CI calibrates CI tests for causal discovery with incomplete data.
problem Miscalibration of CI tests when imputing incomplete data.
method Integrates multiple imputation directly into the inferential procedure via a paired permutation design.
result PAIR-CI reduces false positive rates to below 5% in simulations.
Model handles missing data in partial blackouts for multivariate time series.
problem Missing values in multivariate time series data.
method Two-stage imputation process using self-attention and diffusion processes.
result Model effectively handles missing data during training and outperforms state-of-the-art.
Framework for imputing missing heart data to simulate brain-heart interactions.
problem Lack of multi-modal patient data representing heart and brain processes.
method Probabilistic framework for joint cardiac data imputation and mechanistic model personalization.
result Accurate imputation of missing cardiac features in incomplete datasets.
Standard methods for anomaly detection assume that all features are observed at both learning time and prediction time. Such methods cannot process data containing missing values. This paper studies five strategies for handling missing values in test queries: (a) mean imputation, (b) MAP imputation, (c) reduction (redu…
Casper uses causal graph neural networks to improve spatiotemporal time series imputation.
problem Imputing missing values in spatiotemporal time series with confounders and non-causal correlations.
method Casper introduces a novel Prompt Based Decoder (PBD) and Spatiotemporal Causal Attention (SCA) to block confounders and discover causal relationships.
result Casper outperforms baselines and effectively discovers causal relationships in spatiotemporal time series imputation.
KReTTaH uses tensor trains and Hadamard overparameterization for fast, interpretable multi-way data imputation.
problem Multi-way data imputation for high-dimensional functional MRI and dynamic graph recovery.
method Reformulates imputation as RKHS regression with TT-constrained coefficients and Hadamard overparameterization. Optimizes TT coefficients and kernel matrices on Riemannian manifolds.
result Consistently outperforms state-of-the-art methods in modeling accuracy.
KReTTaH uses tensor trains and Hadamard overparameterization for fast, interpretable multi-way data imputation.
problem Multi-way data imputation in high-dimensional spaces.
method Reformulates imputation as RKHS regression with TT-constrained coefficients, optimized on manifold frameworks.
result Consistently outperforms state-of-the-art methods in accuracy.
Autoencoder improves imputation across various missing data types.
problem Efficiently impute missing data in diverse datasets.
method Developed a deep autoencoder framework for consistent training and imputation.
result Autoencoder outperformed state-of-the-art methods in all experiments.
CLIM-FS tackles mixed-missing multi-view unsupervised feature selection.
problem Mixed-missing multi-view data with incomplete features and views.
method Integrates imputation of missing views and variables into feature selection model based on nonnegative orthogonal matrix factorization.
result CLIM-FS outperforms state-of-the-art methods on real-world datasets.
HH-VAEM improves imputation and acquisition of missing data using hierarchical models and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo.
problem Imputation and acquisition of missing heterogeneous data.
method Hierarchical VAE model with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and automatic hyper-parameter tuning.
result HH-VAEM outperforms existing methods in imputation and supervised learning tasks.
GANs improve missing data imputation for ranking tasks.
problem Missing data in ranking datasets violates standard assumptions.
method Conditional Imputation GAN for Extended Missing At Random and Extended Always Missing At Random mechanisms.
result Optimal GAN imputation for EMAR and EAMAR mechanisms.
Proposes a novel imputation network for clinical time series data.
problem Missing value imputation in clinical time series data with sparsity, irregularity, and high-dimensionality.
method Variational-recurrent imputation network that considers correlated features, temporal dynamics, and uncertainty.
result The proposed method outperformed state-of-the-art methods on real-world EHR datasets.
UnmaskingTrees improves tabular data imputation and generation using gradient-boosted decision trees.
problem Traditional methods outperform advanced deep learning techniques on tabular data imputation benchmarks.
method UnmaskingTrees employs gradient-boosted decision trees to incrementally unmask features for imputation and generation.
result UnmaskingTrees outperforms state-of-the-art methods on tabular imputation and generation benchmarks.
CACTI improves tabular data imputation by leveraging missingness patterns and contextual information.
problem Tabular data imputation with improved accuracy and robustness.
method Masked autoencoding approach with median truncated copy masking and contextual information.
result Average R2 gain of 7.8% over the next best method across various datasets and missingness conditions. SNI framework for mixed-type data imputation interprets and explains missing values.
problem Missing data in mixed-type databases skew analysis results.
method SNI couples statistical priors with neural attention to impute and explain missing values.
result SNI provides interpretable feature dependency diagnostics and soft regularization of attention.
New method discovers causal structures from incomplete data.
problem Discovering causal structure from incomplete data.
method Encoder and reinforcement learning integrated approach.
result Our method outperforms existing methods by 43.2%.
A new algorithm for missing data imputation with low RMSE and explainability.
problem Missing data in various domains, especially in critical applications requiring low RMSE and explainability.
method DIMV algorithm that uses conditional distribution of features based on fully observed features.
result DIMV provides low RMSE, scalability, and explainability for imputed values.
DeepIFSAC uses attention mechanisms and contrastive learning to impute missing values in tabular data.
problem Missing values in tabular data, especially when high and not random.
method Row and column attention in a contrastive learning framework with CutMix data augmentation.
result Proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art methods for missing rates between 10% and 90% and various missing value types.
Often in real-world datasets, especially in high dimensional data, some feature values are missing. Since most data analysis and statistical methods do not handle gracefully missing values, the first step in the analysis requires the imputation of missing values. Indeed, there has been a long standing interest in metho…