Precoding can be used if:
A) the researcher uses open-ended response questions to explore an unfamiliar topic.
B) the researcher knows what the answer categories will be before the data is collected.
C) the researcher is unsure of what the answer categories will be before the data is collected.
D) the questionnaire to be administered is highly unstructured.

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Precoding is the process of assigning numeric codes to categories before data is collected, which requires the researcher to know what the answer categories will be beforehand. Therefore, choice B is the correct answer.

Precoding Can Be Used If