In Creating Coding Categories for Open-Ended Questions,the Tallying of the Replies

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Multiple Choice

In creating coding categories for open-ended questions,the tallying of the replies to a small number of completed questionnaires for a question in order to create coding categories for that question is known as:

• A)recoding the data
• B)test tabulation
• C)data entry
• D)creating a plug value

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Definitions:

Unsound

Refers to an argument that either has false premises or does not follow a logical structure, leading to an unreliable conclusion.

Disjunctive Syllogism

A type of deductive argument by elimination in which the premises present only two alternatives.

Deductive Arguments

A logical process where the conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

Valid

A term used in logic to describe an argument where if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true.