A method for handling missing responses in which respondents with any missing responses are discarded from the analysis is called ________.
A)casewise deletion
B)pairwise deletion
C)alternate deletion
D)concurrent deletion
E)simple deletion

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Casewise deletion, also known as complete case analysis, involves discarding cases (respondents) that have any missing data. This method is straightforward and easy to implement, but it can lead to biased results if the data are not missing completely at random. However, it may be appropriate if the missing data are not a significant proportion of the overall dataset.

A Method for Handling Missing Responses in Which Respondents with Any