Dr. Alberts is examining a measure of dietary preferences in her study of obesity and realized that if she wants higher scores on the given measure to represent higher or more healthy dietary preferences, then she needs to _____ prior to summing the items to determine the overall score for each participant.
A) calculate the mean
B) reverse-code items worded in the opposite direction
C) determine the variability
D) calculate the standard deviation

Question

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Reverse-coding items that are worded in the opposite direction ensures that all items align correctly with the intended scale direction, allowing for accurate aggregation of scores to reflect healthier dietary preferences consistently.

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