Consider the example of a respondent who indicates an extremely favorable attitude toward spectator sports on all of the positively worded statements in a survey and an extremely negative attitude on statements that were reversed.Decisions whether such respondents should be discarded,that is,not included in the analysis,can raise ethical concerns.A good rule of thumb is to make such decisions during the data-preparation phase before conducting the analysis.

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The passage suggests that deciding whether to discard respondents with extremely inconsistent or contradictory responses should be done during the data-preparation phase, before conducting the analysis. It also mentions that making such decisions can raise ethical concerns, implying that it is important to handle these situations carefully and thoughtfully.

Consider the Example of a Respondent Who Indicates an Extremely