The BEST Way to Handle Missing Items When Analyzing the Data

question 23

Multiple Choice

The BEST way to handle missing items when analyzing the data is to

• A)leave the item blank and report the number blank as a separate category.
• B)eliminate the case with the missing item in analyses using the variable.
• C)substitute values for the missing item.
• D)eliminate the case from all further analyses.
• E)There is no single best way for handling missing items.

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Definitions:

Wave Summation

The phenomenon where muscle contractions become stronger due to the frequency of stimulation without allowing the muscle to fully relax between successive stimuli.

Treppe

A phenomenon observed in cardiac muscle, where successive stimuli result in increasingly stronger contractions, described as the "staircase effect."

Wave Summation

A phenomenon in muscle physiology where repeated stimulation of a muscle fiber leads to an increase in the strength of muscle contraction.

Latent Period

The time interval between the application of a stimulus and the response, common in muscle physiology and reaction time studies.