Why might your experimental data file have 'missing data'?
A) Some of a participant's responses might be missing.
B) There has been a mistake in saving the SPSS data file.
C) A participant did not take part in the whole study.
D) None of the above.

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Missing data can occur if a participant did not respond to certain items or did not complete the study fully, resulting in incomplete data. There may also be technical errors such as a mistake in data entry, but this would not be referred to as missing data.

Why Might Your Experimental Data File Have 'Missing Data