Researchers often perform a _______________ to collapse a scale with multiple response points into two categories.
A) data indexing
B) median split
C) data transformation
D) bivariate

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The process described is a median split, where researchers will split the responses into two categories based on the median value. This is commonly done when analyzing Likert scales, which typically have multiple response options, but collapsing them into two categories can make analysis simpler.

Researchers Often Perform a _______________ to Collapse a Scale with Multiple