The idea that the coding categories applied to a given question should allow all possible answers to the question to receive a code is another way of saying that the coding categories should be:
A)mutually exclusive
B)precoded
C)exhaustive
D)all of the above

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The term "exhaustive" means that all possible answers should be covered by the coding categories. This is in contrast to "mutually exclusive" which means that each answer can only receive one code, or "precoded" which means that the codes have already been assigned in advance. Therefore, the correct answer is C, exhaustiveness.

The Idea That the Coding Categories Applied to a Given