Question 1

A coding scheme that has a code for all possible responses is said to be _____.

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Question 2

When a research organization does the editing of its data using its own staff, this is known as ______ editing.

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Question 3

_____ coding involves numeric 0 or 1 coding where each number represents an alternative response such as "female" or "male."

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Question 4

A collection of related records that make up a data set is called a(n) _______ .

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Question 5

Constructing coding categories by tallying a small number of responses to a particular question is known as ______.

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Question 6

When a word or a short phrase can be associated with a numeric code, this code is called a(n) ________.

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Question 7

The unedited information gathered from a respondent in the exact form as provided by that respondent is called _____ data.

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Question 8

A collection of characters that usually represents a single type of data like a variable is called a(n) _____.

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Question 9

The activity of transferring data from a research project to computers is called ______.

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Question 10

Data _____ refers to the notion that the data file actually contains the information that the researcher promised the decision maker.

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Question 11

When a field supervisor checks data at the end of each day that it is collected to catch technical omissions (e.g. missing responses to questions), this is an example of ______.

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Question 12

A collection of related fields that represent the responses from one sampling unit is called a(n) _____.

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Question 13

A question on a survey that has not been answered by the respondent is called a(n) ______.

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Question 14

A method of handling missing data in which only the actual variables for a respondent that do not contain information are eliminated from use in statistical analyses is called _____ deletion.

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Question 15

Assigning numbers to edited data is known as _____.

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Question 16

When an editor replaces a missing answer to a question with a random response from among the fixed-alternative responses for that question or inserts a neutral response, the number inserted is called a(n) ______.

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Question 17

The process of checking and adjusting data for omissions, legibility, and consistency is known as ______.

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Question 18

Rules for interpreting, classifying, and recording data are known as _____.

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Question 19

A(n) _____ documents the location of each variable in a data matrix.

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Question 20

A data processing input device that reads material directly from mark-sensed questionnaires is called a(n) _____.
A) direct-entry mode
B) verified entry system
C) tabulation scanning system
D) optical scanning system

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The device described is an optical scanning system, which uses light to detect marks on a form or questionnaire. Choices A, B, and C do not accurately describe this type of input device.

Quiz 19: Editing and Coding: Transforming Raw Data Into Information