Blair collected data for her doctoral dissertation, and before she analyzes it to test her hypotheses, she must inspect it for completeness and consistency. She will need to eliminate some questionnaires due to missing data or based on how some respondents answers the screening questions regarding whether or not they use the product category in her study. Which task in the data preparation stage is Blair conducting?
A) preparation
B) coding
C) entering
D) editing
E) screening

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Blair is conducting the task of editing in the data preparation stage. This involves checking and correcting the data for completeness, consistency, and accuracy to ensure that it is ready for analysis. In this case, she needs to eliminate incomplete or inconsistent questionnaires before proceeding with the analysis.

Blair Collected Data for Her Doctoral Dissertation, and Before She