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Avoidance of Ellipses in Tables.
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
In tables, to avoid ambiguity, ellipses should not be used to indicate that no data were available or that a specific category of data is not applicable. Indicators such as NA (not available) or NR (not reported) should be used instead. Blank cells in a table also should be avoided unless the column heading does not apply to the entry or unless the entire section of the table does not contain data (...View:
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