Missing data in bioarchaeology II: A test of ordinal and continuous data imputation.

Missing data in bioarchaeology II: A test of ordinal and continuous data imputation.
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10.1002/ajpa.24614
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2022-11
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
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通讯作者:
Buikstra, Jane E.
Buikstra, Jane E.
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作者:
Wissler, Amanda;Blevins, Kelly E.;Buikstra, Jane E.

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