01777nam a2200181   4500999001900000008004100019100002900060245012100089260000900210300001500219520116400234650002401398650001501422773002501437906001401462942001201476952010701488  c510230d510230190808b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aCurley, Cali et al97858  aDealing with missing data: a comparative exploration of approaches using the integrated city sustainability database  c2019  ap.591-615.  aStudies 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. - Reproduced.  aUrban policy 97859  aData97860  aUrban Affairs Review  aDatabases  2ddccAR  00102ddc40709384170aIIPAbIIPAd2019-08-08h55(2),Mar, 2019: p.591-615.pAR120145r2019-08-08yAR