Cells with censored data

[Ivan Starostin]

Hi everyone!

I have a dataset with one continuous variable with some "left-censored" cells. First 10 cells: 9.34, 11.7, 11.3, <6.9, <6.9, 7.18, 7.94, 9.7, 9.38, 11.86. Censoring occurs due to lower limit of detection capability of blood test.
I don't need to use this variable as a dependent one. What are the general principles of management of such values? To what values do I have to change 2 cells with "<6.9" to be able to change from string variable and not losing the information by replacing the "<6.9" with missing value?

Thank you.

[Carlo Lazzaro]

Ivan:
sorry, wrong forum.
Please, repost your query on the General forum, as this one is for practicing purposes only.
That said:
- please read the FAQ on how to post (more) efficiently, as you do not state what you're going to do with your data. Thanks.

[Ivan Starostin]

Carlo,

Thank you!

Sincerely yours,
Ivan Starostin