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. 2013 Feb;103(2):200-1.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300904. Epub 2012 Dec 13.

Mi??ing data: should we c?re?

Ofer Harel  1 , Jennifer Boyko
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Mi??ing data: should we c?re?

Ofer Harel et al. Am J Public Health. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

Across all fields of research, the issue of missing data arises. In most studies, surveys, or experiments, there are instances of nonresponse that need to be appropriately dealt with to conduct reasonable statistical analyses. There are several types of missing data as well as ways to deal with incomplete data sets.

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