The Purpose of Coding Open-Ended Questions Is to Reduce the Large

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The purpose of coding open-ended questions is to reduce the large number of individual responses to a few general categories of answers that can be assigned numerical codes.

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Definitions:

Convertible Bonds

Bonds issued by a corporation that can be converted into a predetermined number of the company's shares at certain times during their life, usually at the discretion of the bondholder.

Restrictive Clauses

Provisions in contracts that limit certain activities or behaviors to protect contractual interests, often found in loan agreements and employment contracts.

Senior Debt

Debt that has priority over other unsecured or otherwise more junior debt owed by the issuer in the case of bankruptcy.

Debentures

A type of long-term debt instrument that is not secured by physical assets or collateral.