What method is typically used to handle missing categorical data by filling missing values?
- Listwise Deletion
- Mean Imputation
- Median Imputation
- Mode Imputation
'Mode Imputation' is a method that is typically used to handle missing categorical data. It fills missing values with the mode (most common value) of the available data. While it's a simple and fast method, it could introduce bias if the data is not missing completely at random.
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