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A number of the chapters in this volume deal with incomplete observations, offering a broad view of the issues surrounding missing data and of the main strategies proposed to deal with them. I provide some brief comments on these chapters.

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Chavance, M. (2002). Handling of Missing Data. In: Mesbah, M., Cole, B.F., Lee, ML.T. (eds) Statistical Methods for Quality of Life Studies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3625-0_23

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