Hi All, I am new to the list, but I have a question regarding SPSS and the MCAR-test (missing completely at random).
I have a dataset that contains some items with instructions when to use "no answer", namely because a person has not experienced the situation or it would be to long ago. There was not filter question, but three questions where realted to the same event (admission to a nursing home). In many cases all three items where missing because the admission was to long ago. In some cases one or two items where missing due to unknown reasons. I performed a MCAR test with interviewer and institute as controls. I expected SPSS to tell me the data would not be MCAR, but to my surprise this did not happen. Can someone tell me what might have gone wrong? Or is my thinking flawed in any way? Greetings, Peter Moorer ARGO University of Groningen
