If a participant has a missing value on an item that is part of a multi-item measure (such as 1 item not answered on a 20-item depression questionnaire), the researcher might handle this by
A) substituting that person’s average on the items that were completed.
B) substituting a similar person’s score on that item.
C) substituting the total score on the questionnaire for that item.
D) All of the above are viable options.
Answer: A
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