Zero problems with compositional data of physical behaviors: a comparison of three zero replacement methods

Zero problems with compositional data of physical behaviors: a comparison of three zero replacement methods

Abstract Background Researchers applying compositional data analysis to time-use data (e.g., time spent in physical behaviors) often face the problem of zeros, that is, recordings of zero time spent in any of the studied behaviors. Zeros hinder the application of compositional data analysis because...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Melker Staffan Johansson, Patrick Crowley, Matthew Leigh Stevens, Nidhi Gupta, Kristina Karstad, Andreas Holtermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Physical activity
Sedentary time
Compositional data analysis
Missing data
Time-use
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-020-01029-z

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-020-01029-z

Similar Items