In looking over the responses given to the items in question 8,you notice that only one of your 2000 respondents had missing data on any of the items.That respondent scored 3 on the first 3 items but left item 4 blank.You should:
A) give the respondent a total score of 9.
B) assign the middle value or the respondent's average value to item 4, giving that respondents a total score of 12.
C) exclude that respondenrom your data analysis.
D) either exclude that respondenrom your analysis or assign the middle or average value to item 4

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It is important to have complete data in order to accurately analyze and draw conclusions from the data. However, excluding one respondent out of 2000 may not significantly impact the overall findings. If the missing data is not indicative of a larger problem with data completeness, assigning the average or middle value to item 4 can provide a reasonable estimate of the respondent's score. Choosing to exclude the respondent altogether or only include partial data from the respondent may bias the results or reduce the power of the analysis. Therefore, the best choice is D, either exclude that respondent from your analysis or assign the middle or average value to item 4.

In Looking Over the Responses Given to the Items in Question