Cold Deck and Hot Deck Imputation

Hhld No Line No Age Sex Relationship to Head Marital Status
1 1 x 1 1 2
1 2 45 2 2 2
1 3 17 1 3 1
1 4 13 1 3 1
1 5 x 2 7 4
2 1 50 1 1 2
2 2 x 2 2 2
2 3 21 1 1 1
2 4 16 1 1 1
3 1 44 1 1 2
3 2 46 2 2 2
3 3 x 2 3 1
3 4 12 2 3 1
4 1 53 2 1 1
4 2 14 2 3 1
4 3 x 2 4 4

Item Code Description
Sex
1 Male 2 Female
Relationship to Head 1 Head 2 Spouse 3 Child 4 Parent 5 Brother/Sister 6 Other Relative 7 Non Relative
Marital Status 1 Single 2 Married 3 Divorced/Separated 4 Widowed/Widower 5 Others

Cold Deck for Age Head Spouse Child Parent Brother/Sister Other Relative Non Relative
Male 38 35 12 61 29 26 24
Female 39 41 10 65 31 30 48

1. Show how missing values for age could be imputed using COLD deck imputation technique
2. Show how missing values for age could be imputed using HOT deck imputation technique.

Imputation using Cold Deck
- Imputation of missing values using a constant value from an external source

Hhld No Line No Age Sex Relationship to Head Marital Status
1 1 x 1 1 2

 1st Missing Value – Base on the cold-deck data above the missing value will be imputed with the Cold-Deck age for Male and Head of Household which is 38

Hhld No Line No Age Sex Relationship to Head Marital Status
1 1 38 1 1 2
1 2 45 2 2 2
1 3 17 1 3 1
1 4 13 1 3 1
1 5 x 2 7 4

 2nd Missing Value – Missing value will be imputed with the Cold-Deck age for Non Relative Female member of the household which is 48 years old.

Hhld No Line No Age Sex Relationship to Head Marital Status
1 1 38 1 1 2
1 2 45 2 2 2
1 3 17 1 3 1
1 4 13 1 3 1
1 5 48 2 7 4
2 1 50 1 1 2
2 2 x 2 2 2

 3rd Missing Value – Missing value will be imputed with Cold-Deck age for Female Spouse which is 41.

Hhld No Line No Age Sex Relationship to Head Marital Status
1 1 38 1 1 2
1 2 45 2 2 2
1 3 17 1 3 1
1 4 13 1 3 1
1 5 48 2 7 4
2 1 50 1 1 2
2 2 41 2 2 2
2 3 21 1 1 1
2 4 16 1 1 1
3 1 44 1 1 2
3 2 46 2 2 2
3 3 x 2 3 1