One of the Disadvantages of Developing a New Coding Scheme

question 43

Multiple Choice

One of the disadvantages of developing a new coding scheme rather than using an existing one is that:

• A)you must accept a lower level of measurement than when using existing coding schemes.
• B)new coding schemes generally have less reliability than existing ones.
• C)new coding schemes generally have less validity than existing ones.
• D)your results are not directly comparable to the studies using existing coding schemes.

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