International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 15 3 2026 07 2 A Quantitative analysis of Machine Learning approaches to missing value imputation 68 71 EN Sahu Suresh 1 Government Engineering College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India Kumar Vinod 1 NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), Plot No. E-3, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201306, Uttar Pradesh, India Aggarwal Akanksha 2 NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), Plot No. E-3, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201306, Uttar Pradesh, India Kulshershtha Amit 3 NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), Plot No. E-3, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201306, Uttar Pradesh, India Kumar Manish 4 NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), Plot No. E-3, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201306, Uttar Pradesh, India Kumar Shanta 5 NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), Plot No. E-3, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201306, Uttar Pradesh, India Tripathi Raj Kumar 6 NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), Plot No. E-3, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201306, Uttar Pradesh, India Saini Yashwant Kumar 7 NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), Plot No. E-3, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201306, Uttar Pradesh, India Gupta Shyam Manohar 8 NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), Plot No. E-3, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201306, Uttar Pradesh, India Ram Anshu Beulah 1 Department of Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560001, India Kour Gurshish 2 Clinical Microbiology Division, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Canal Road, Jammu 180 001, India P. Priya 1 Department of PG studies in Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India P.R. Druthi 2 Department of PG studies in Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India M. Jeevitha 3 Department of PG studies in Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Kabhade Sarina P. 4 Department of PG studies in Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Stella Bhupanapadu Sunkesula Mary 5 Insearch Laboratory, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India M. Jeevitha 1 Department of Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India P.R. Druthi 2 Department of Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India P. Priya 3 Department of Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Kabhade Sarina P 4 Department of Biotechnology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Stella Bhupanapadu Sunkesula Mary 5 Insearch Laboratory, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India P. Rajeshwari 1 Government Science College, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India Raveesha K.A. 2 Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER) Mysuru, Karnataka, India B. Kavitha 1 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Shetty Chandana R 2 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India R. Pavithra 3 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India V. Vanaja 4 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Varshini Vidhya 5 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India N. Anuroopa 1 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India R. Prajwal 2 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India M. Kishore Rao 3 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India C. Deepika 4 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India M. Jayashree 5 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India P. Rashmi 6 Department of Microbiology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India N. Hithyshi 1 Department of Post-Graduate Studies in Zoology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, India B.C. Shashikanth 2 Department of Post-Graduate Studies in Zoology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, India D.A. Uday Kumar 3 Department of Post-Graduate Studies in Zoology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, India H.M. Mohan Kumar 4 Department of Post-Graduate Studies in Zoology, Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, India S. Priya 1 Department of Computer Science, Government First Grade College, Domlur Shanthi Nagar, Bengaluru, India > Research Paper 2026 4 14 2026 07 2 Missing data is a persistent challenge in real-world datasets and can significantly reduce the reliability and predictive performance of machine learning models. Accurate imputation strategies are therefore essential for effective data pre processing. This study presents a quantitative evaluation of machine learning–based imputation techniques, with a focused comparative analysis of Naïve Bayes and K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) methods. The algorithms are assessed using accuracy, root mean square error (RMSE), and computational efficiency across datasets with varying proportions of missing values. Experimental observations indicate that KNN achieves superior estimation accuracy, while Naïve Bayes demonstrates faster execution and better scalability in high-dimensional environments. Copyright@ International Science Community Association