mi()

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Here are how to use mi() functions.

A.mi()

Description:

Create indicator variable for missing values in a sequence variable.

Syntax:

A.mi()

Note:

The external library function (See External Library Guide) creates indicator variable for missing values in sequence variable A during modeling. If the missing value rate is 5% or 95%, do not generate the indicator variable and return null.

Parameter:

A

A sequence

Return value:

A table sequence

Example:

 

A

 

1

[1,2,3,null,5]

 

2

=A1.mi()

P.mi ()

Description:

Create indicator variable for missing values for a table sequence/record sequence variable during modeling.

Syntax:

P.mi(cn)

Note:

The external library function (See External Library Guide) creates indicator variable for missing values in variable cn during modeling; return 1 for a missing value and 0 for a non-missing value. If the missing value rate is 5% or 95%, do not generate the indicator variable and return null.

Parameter:

P

A table sequence/record sequence

cn

A string/number, which is the name of column (or the column number starting from 1) – the to-be-pre-processed variable – in a table sequence or record sequence

Return value:

A table sequence

Example:

 

A

 

1

=T("D://house_prices_train.csv")

 

2

=A1.mi(4)

Return indicator variable for missing values in column 4.

3

=A1.mi("Alley")

Return indicator variable for missing values of variable “Alley”.