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) A and B

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Casewise deletion involves discarding all respondents who have any missing responses. While this can lead to loss of data, it ensures that the analysis is conducted only with complete cases, which can provide more accurate results. Pairwise deletion, on the other hand, involves retaining only the cases with complete data for each specific comparison being conducted. This can result in different sample sizes for different analyses and can introduce bias. The other options (alternate deletion and concurrent deletion) are not commonly used methods for handling missing responses.

A Method for Handling Missing Responses in Which Respondents with Any