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An imputation approach in which the average response from all responders with the same characteristics is substituted for all missing values.

Further Reading
Little, R. and D.B. Rubin. 2002. Statistical Analysis with Missing Data, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc..

Statistics Canada. Imputation 2006. Available at http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/power/ch3/imputation/imputation.htm.

Groves, R. et al. 2004. Survey Methodology, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc..