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Statistical Illusions
Entry #0450
Why the missing data is the most informative column
Absence has a shape. Which records lack a value is usually related to what the value would have been, so dropping them changes the population.
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#0450
If presence depends on the value, dropping incomplete rows selects on the variable of interest. Model the missingness — it is often the better predictor.