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Data tables should ideally include values that were acquired in a consistent fashion. However, sometimes instruments fail and gaps appear in the records. For example, a data table representing a series of temperature measurements collected over time from a single sensor may include gaps due to power loss, sensor drift, or other factors. In such cases, it is important to document that a particular record was missing and replaced with an estimated or gap-filled value.