Which of the following guidelines should be kept in mind when coding?
A) the coding scheme should be appropriate to the analysis intended in the study.
B) data should be coded in less detail than the researcher intends to use in the analysis.
C) the reliability of the coders can be assumed.
D) Codes cannot be generated from data that has already been collected.

Question

Which of the following guidelines should be kept in mind when coding?​
A) ​the coding scheme should be appropriate to the analysis intended in the study.
B) ​data should be coded in less detail than the researcher intends to use in the analysis.
C) ​the reliability of the coders can be assumed.
D) ​Codes cannot be generated from data that has already been collected.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The coding scheme should be appropriate to the analysis intended in the study to ensure that the data is accurately coded and can be analyzed appropriately. The other options are not true - data should be coded in enough detail for the intended analysis, the reliability of coders should be established and codes can be generated from existing data.

Which of the Following Guidelines Should Be Kept in Mind