You Have Just Completed Data Collection for a Research Project

question 30

Multiple Choice

You have just completed data collection for a research project. Which of the following is the first thing you should do with the data?

• A) Build a data file
• B) Determine the categories or classes you'll use to code open-ended questions
• C) Examine the data to detect and resolve incorrect, missing, or incomplete responses
• D) Run frequencies on the data to check for blunders
• E) Develop your codebook to document how raw data is coded in the data file

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Definitions:

1933 Act

Officially known as the Securities Act of 1933, it is a U.S. federal law that requires issuers of securities to provide financial and other significant information to investors prior to issuing securities to the public.

Criminal Violation

A breach of laws established at a municipal, state, or federal level that may result in prosecution and punishment.

Imprisonment

The act of confining a person or restricting their freedom as a punishment for a crime they have been convicted of.

Section 11

A provision of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 that imposes liability on issuers and others for material misstatements or omissions in registration statements.