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:

Assault Charges

Legal accusations pertaining to the attempt or threat to physically harm another person, which can result in criminal proceedings.

Battery Charges

Legal accusations involving the unlawful physical acting upon a threat, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact.

Defense

A legal strategy or argumentation employed to protect, justify, or exculpate one's actions in a litigation setting.

Consent

Voluntary agreement or permission given by a person with full knowledge of the implications and outcomes of what is being consented to.