Which option for the treatment of missing values involves the researcher using the respondents' pattern of responses to calculate a suitable response to the missing questions?
A)returning to the field
B)casewise deletion
C)substitute an imputed response
D)substitute a neutral value

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This technique is called imputation, where the researcher fills in the missing values with estimated values based on other responses from the same individual or similar respondents in the sample. This method retains the cases with missing values and reduces the bias in the data caused by the missing data. The other options, such as returning to the field or casewise deletion, might not be feasible or practical, and substituting a neutral value could lead to inaccurate conclusions.

Which Option for the Treatment of Missing Values Involves the Researcher