Which of the Following Best Describes a Data Set

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a data set?

• A) the creation of a computer file that holds the raw data taken from all of the questionnaires deemed suitable for analysis
• B) identification of codes that pertain to the possible responses for each question on the questionnaire
• C) identification of all the variable names and code numbers associated with each possible response to each question making up the dataset
• D) matrix of numbers and other codes that includes all the relevant answers for all respondents in a survey
• E) data arranged such that variables are entered horizontally and each respondent's response is on the diagonal

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Definitions:

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Ulrich Beck

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