When a Researcher Combines the "Strongly Disagree" and "Disagree" Responses

question 59

Multiple Choice

When a researcher combines the "Strongly Disagree" and "Disagree" responses on a Likert scale item to a single "Strongly Disagree/Disagree" percentage,the researcher is using ____.

• A)data indexing
• B)collapsing the data
• C)the outlier effect
• D)a box and whisker plot

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Definitions:

\(n ^ { 2 }\)

An algebraic expression indicating the square of the variable n.

\(( - 1 ) ^ { n + 4 }\)

An expression representing alternating positive and negative values for different integers n.

\(n + 1\)

Represents the next consecutive integer or element following 'n' in a sequence.

\(\frac { 20 } { n + 1 }\)

A mathematical fraction expressing the relation of the number 20 to one more than some number n.