Imputation of the 1989 Survey of Consumer Finances: Stochastic Relaxation and Multiple Imputation

The author thanks the advice and support of Fritz Scheuren, comments by Roderick Little and Donald Rubin on an earlier description of the imputation model presented here, the patience and creativity of Louise Woodburn in serving as sounding board for many of the ideas, and Gerhard Fries for valuable help in debugging the software.

Abstract

To improve the sensory properties of vegetables, masking the bitter taste of vegetables using spice and herb seasoning are gaining increasing attention. Our findings suggest that the overall liking of vegetables could be improved by incorporating spice and herb seasonings that are specifically formulated for each vegetable. Ultimately, developing and commercializing spice and herb seasonings may aid to increase vegetable consumption, as well as expanding the vegetable seasoning market.