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censored data  

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  • Data that are incomplete in some way, as when certain values, usually extreme values, are unknown or ignored. Sometimes used as a synonym for truncation; when a distinction is made, censored usually refers to measurements that are incomplete, while truncation refers to incomplete ∗samples. [Source: Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology; Censored Data]

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