Example
For example, consider the following questionnaire, as answered by 10 subjects:
| Subject | Age | Gender | Income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | M | $40,000 |
| 2 | 45 | M | $36,000 |
| 3 | 81 | M | --missing-- |
| 4 | 22 | --missing-- | $16,000 |
| 5 | 41 | M | $98,000 |
| 6 | 33 | F | $60,000 |
| 7 | 22 | F | $24,000 |
| 8 | --missing-- | F | $81,000 |
| 9 | 33 | F | $55,000 |
| 10 | 45 | F | $80,000 |
A researcher hoping to model income (dependent variable) based on age and gender (independent variables). Using listwise deletion, the researcher would remove subjects 3, 4 and 8 from the sample before performing any further analysis.
Read more about this topic: Listwise Deletion
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