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Table 1 Cathegories of missing data [1]

From: Are the MORECare guidelines on reporting of attrition in palliative care research populations appropriate? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

General classification

Definition

Completely missing at random (CMAR)

when missingness may depend on single variables

Missing at random (MAR)

when missingness is not related to the specified variables

Missing not at random (MNAR)

when missingness is related to a specific variable