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BAS-011 · Question #34

For a variable salary we have the statistics as shown in the figure below. The reported Mean is incorrect because a value, -9999, is included in its calculation. How can this situation be fixed?

The correct answer is C. Define -9999 as a user-missing value. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

For a variable salary we have the statistics as shown in the figure below. The reported Mean is incorrect because a value, -9999, is included in its calculation. How can this situation be fixed?

Options

  • ADefine -9999 as a system-missing value.
  • BRemove all cases with the value -9999 for the variable salary from the data file.
  • CDefine -9999 as a user-missing value.
  • DDefine -9999 as both a system- and user-missing value.

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  • A
    16% (6)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    74% (28)
  • D
    3% (1)

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