statsmodels.imputation.mice.MICEData.next_sample

MICEData.next_sample()[source]

Returns the next imputed dataset in the imputation process.

Returns:data – An imputed dataset from the MICE chain.
Return type:array-like

Notes

MICEData does not have a skip parameter. Consecutive values returned by next_sample are immediately consecutive in the imputation chain.

The returned value is a reference to the data attribute of the class and should be copied before making any changes.