Certain Guidelines Should Be Kept in Mind When Coding

question 37

Multiple Choice

Certain guidelines should be kept in mind when coding. Among these is the following:

• A)The coding scheme should be appropriate to the analysis intended in the study.
• B)The coding scheme should be appropriate to the theoretical concepts being examined.
• C)The reliability of the coder(s)should always be verified.
• D)Code categories should be both mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
• E)Code categories should not be changed once the study starts.

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Definitions:

First Trimester

The initial stage of pregnancy, encompassing roughly the first 12 weeks, critical for the development of the embryo/fetus.

Sperm Fertilizes

The process by which a sperm cell unites with an egg cell, resulting in the beginning of pregnancy.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, marking the beginning of a developing organism.

Myometrium

The muscular layer of the uterus that contracts during childbirth to help deliver the baby.