Steps must almost always be taken to evaluate missing data problems. What occurs with a missing completely at random values pattern?
A) Missing values are just a random sample of all cases in the population.
B) Missing values are just a random subsample of all cases in the sample.
C) Missingness is related to other variables but not related to the value of the variable that has the missing values.
D) A pattern in which the value of the variable is missing is related to its missingness.
B
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