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Missing Data

PROBLEM
MISSING DATA
Missing observations where it is not
possible to obtain valid measurements
on some of the experimental units

:: Missing Data

Missing Data Missing Data

Possible causes (not as a result of treatment) Major difficulties


1. Loss of information
• plants are destroyed 2. Non-applicability of the standard
• animals die analysis of variance
• equipment malfunctioned
• errors in recording/transcription
• recorded data are lost

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Missing Data Defining missing values

Observation = zero or missing


IMPORTANT
Obj: Assess resistance of different
varieties to a virus
Definition of missing values and
remedies to be suggested to specifically If plant dies due to susceptibility to virus A:
exclude cases where recordings are not grain yield = zero (0)
made because of a treatment effect.
If plant dies and virus A has nothing to do
with it: grain yield = missing (.)

:: Missing Data :: Missing Data

Defining missing values

Observation = zero or missing


Fertilizers: Mixture A, Mixture B, Mixture C

both A&B applied:


A C AB grain yield = missing (.)

correct mixture was


B A C applied to the plant and
plant dies:
grain yield = zero (0)
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