Why Would a Researcher Object to Using Pairwise Deletion to Account

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why would a researcher object to using pairwise deletion to account for missing data?

• A)It does not offer a perfect prediction of missing values.
• B)The sample size can change based on what is being analyzed.
• C)It deletes respondents who do not provide adequate responses.
• D)It deletes groups or clusters of respondents who do not provide adequate responses.

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Definitions:

Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply Diagram

A graphical representation used in macroeconomics to illustrate the relationship between total demand and total supply in an economy.

Full Employment

An economic situation in which all available labor resources are being used in the most efficient way possible, essentially meaning that unemployment is at the lowest possible level without causing inflation.

Aggregate Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows the total amount of goods and services that producers in an economy are willing and able to supply at different price levels over a period.

Downward Rigidity

A circumstance in which wages or prices are resistant to decrease even in conditions where economic theory suggests they should fall.