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<strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong>: A Practical Guide ■❚❙❘Table 1. Four simulated datasets with different types of missing data.Visit 1 Visit 2 Visit 3 Visit 4Group Group Group GroupA B A B A B A BDataset I: no missing dataN 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000Missing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Mean 149.6 160.2 159.8 170.1 169.8 180.0 179.5 190.0SD 14.2 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.1 14.3 14.1Dataset II: missing completely at random (MCAR)N 2000 2000 1624 1559 1320 1242 1037 971Missing 0 0 376 441 680 758 963 1029Mean 149.6 160.2 159.9 170.3 169.8 180.2 179.7 190.4SD 14.2 14.4 14.2 14.3 13.9 14.2 14.0 13.9Dataset III: missing at random (MAR)N 2000 2000 1385 1701 1025 1494 795 1395Missing 0 0 615 299 975 506 1205 605Mean 149.6 160.1 162.2 171.7 174.3 182.9 186.1 193.5SD 14.2 14.4 14.0 13.7 13.3 13.3 13.8 13.2Dataset IV: missing not at random (MNAR)N 2000 2000 992 1520 662 1262 473 1110Missing 0 0 1008 480 1338 738 1527 890Mean 149.6 160.1 171.3 175.9 182.1 186.8 193.8 197.5SD 14.2 14.4 18.5 10.4 9.0 10.5 9.6 10.4observed value

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