If a Participant Has a Missing Value on an Item

question 9

Multiple Choice

If a participant has a missing value on an item that is part of a multi-item measure (such as 1 item not answered on a 20-item depression questionnaire) , the researcher might handle this by:

• A)substituting that person's average on the items that were completed
• B)substituting a similar person's score on that item
• C)substituting the total score on the questionnaire for that item
• D)all of the above are viable options

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