How does Scikit-Learn handle missing values?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Scikit-Learn handles missing values using imputers like SimpleImputer and IterativeImputer.

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Missing values are not directly supported in most estimators. Imputation strategies include mean, median, most frequent, or model-based iterative estimation. Proper imputation must be done inside pipelines to avoid leakage.

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