Graduate student Howard Harmsworth was eager to get started with data collection for his Ph.D dissertation,but his supervisor told him to slow down and begin by finding some "empty boxes." What is Howard's supervisor telling him to do?
A) Draw conceptual categories from pre-existing theory
B) Open coding files
C) Open files for analytical memos
D) Develop the physical infrastructure for storing data
E) Find unanswered questions in pre-existing literature

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"Empty boxes" refer to the physical infrastructure or storage for collecting and organizing data. Howard's supervisor is advising him to first create a system for handling the data before diving into data collection.

Graduate Student Howard Harmsworth Was Eager to Get Started with Data