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missForest

Nonparametric Missing Value Imputation using Random Forest

v1.6.1 · Oct 26, 2025 · GPL (>= 2)

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The function 'missForest' in this package is used to impute missing values particularly in the case of mixed-type data. It uses a random forest (via 'ranger' or 'randomForest') trained on the observed values of a data matrix to predict the missing values. It can be used to impute continuous and/or categorical data including complex interactions and non-linear relations. It yields an out-of-bag (OOB) imputation error estimate without the need of a test set or elaborate cross-validation. It can be run in parallel to save computation time.

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Dependencies Reverse dependencies randomForest ranger foreach iterators itertools doRNG Rdpack ADAPTS FAfA FuzzyImputationTest GenoPop KarsTS MERO bartMachine bartXViz compIndexBuilder funspace imanr longit metamorphr obliqueRSF opImputation +13 more reverse deps missForest

Version History

9 tracked
new 1.6.1 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.6.1 ← 1.5 diff Oct 25, 2025
updated 1.5 ← 1.4 diff Apr 13, 2022
updated 1.4 ← 1.3-1 diff Dec 30, 2013
updated 1.3-1 ← 1.3 diff Dec 9, 2013
updated 1.3 ← 1.2 diff Jun 25, 2012
updated 1.2 ← 1.1 diff Feb 19, 2012
updated 1.1 ← 1.0 diff Nov 3, 2011
new 1.0 May 12, 2011