%0 Journal Article %T Missing data exploration: highlighting graphical presentation of missing pattern %A Zhongheng Zhang %J SCIE-indexed Journal %D 2015 %R 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.12.28 %X The previous article of big-data clinical trial series has introduced basic techniques in dealing with missing values. There are several R packages that allow advanced methods for managing missing data. Some useful methods include visual presentation of missing data pattern and correlation analysis (1). This article firstly creates a dataset containing five variables. Three missing data classes are illustrated in creating the dataset by simulation. Then various tools for the exploration of missing data are introduced %U http://atm.amegroups.com/article/view/8666/9333