African Health OER Network: Data Quality: Missing Data

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Term:
2011
Published:
November 21, 2011
Revised:
June 9, 2015

This module describes how missing data can be managed while maintaining data quality. It explains how to plan for missing data; defines different types of “missingness;” outlines the benefits of documenting missing data and illustrates how to document missing data; and describes procedures to minimize missing data.

Project: Global Health Informatics Partnership

Author: Beverly Musick

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this module, students will be able to explain why data managers should strive to minimize missing data and develop a plan to record or code why data are missing.

Logo of Health Informatics Building Blocks
Term:
2011
Published:
November 21, 2011
Revised:
June 9, 2015

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01: Missing Data - Learning Objectives and Detailed Specifications

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03: Missing Data - Slides with Audio

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04: Missing Data - Slides with Audio for Mobile Phones

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05: Missing Data - Audio Only

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