CCMV (Complete Case Missing Value):
For subjects who dropped out at time \(k\), assume their unobserved values at times \(k, k+1, \ldots\) have the same distribution as completers at those times.
- Simple to implement: use completer-based parameters for all patterns
- Assumption: Dropouts would have behaved like completers after dropout
- This is often optimistic about dropouts
NCMV (Neighboring Case Missing Value):
For subjects who dropped out at time \(k\), assume their unobserved value at time \(k\) has the same distribution as subjects who dropped out at time \(k+1\) (the next pattern).
- “Borrow” from the nearest pattern with observed data
- Less extreme than CCMV for early dropouts
ACMV (Available Case Missing Value):
A weighted combination of information from all patterns that observed each time point.
- Most complex to implement
- Often considered the most realistic “MAR-like” restriction