When a researcher encounters data quality issues,there are several options.Which of the following is NOT one of the options in addressing data quality issues?
A)Throw out the respondent's entire data row.
B)Leave the respondent's entire data row in the dataset.
C)Leave the respondent's data row but correct the answers.
D)Set the bad data items to blanks or missing data.

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Correcting the answers in a respondent's data row assumes knowledge of the true response, which is typically not available to researchers. The other options (A, B, D) are common practices for handling data quality issues, such as removing problematic data, retaining it without changes, or marking it as missing, respectively.

When a Researcher Encounters Data Quality Issues,there Are Several Options