In a table of sex by income range, a cell containing just one case was intentionally omitted from the table. What could be the reason for this omission?
A) Case in cell is below a certain value.
B) to protect confidentiality of a case
C) the value in the cell is an outlier
D) to avoid reporting nonverifiable case

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To protect the confidentiality of individuals, especially in small datasets or specific cross-tabulations where a single case could potentially identify a person, data is often omitted or aggregated into larger categories. This practice helps prevent the disclosure of sensitive information about individuals, which is a key concern in data privacy and ethics.

In a Table of Sex by Income Range, a Cell