Which of the Following Is a Recommended Strategy for Handling

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a recommended strategy for handling missing data?

• A) Eliminate case(s) with missing item(s) from all further analyses.
• B) Eliminate the case with the missing item in analyses using the variable.
• C) Substitute values for the missing items.
• D) Contact the respondent again.
• E) All of the above could be used.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped curve that represents a distribution of values symmetrically clustered around the mean, significant in statistics and probability theory.

Probability

Probability is the branch of mathematics that deals with the likelihood of a given event's occurrence, ranging between 0 (impossible event) and 1 (certain event).

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating the spread of data points.

Sampling Distribution

The distribution of probabilities for a certain statistic, originating from a random sample.