imputation
/ˌɪmpjəˈteɪʃən/
Filling in missing data values
imputation in a sentence
“Mean imputation replaced missing values with column averages.”
Origin of imputation
From Latin imputare (to reckon, charge), from in- (in) + putare (to reckon, think)
Related Words
outlier detection
Identifying data points that differ significantly from others
clustering
Grouping similar data points together
classification
Predicting which category a data point belongs to
regression
Predicting a continuous numerical value
time series
Data points indexed in time order
anomaly detection
Identifying unusual patterns that don't conform to expected behavior