Respondents have been asked to express their degree of agreement with a series of lifestyle statements on a 1-to-5 scale,assuming that 9 has been designated for missing values,data values of 0,6,7,and 8 are out of range.Where in the data cleaning process might any out-of-range data be caught?
A)consistency checks
B)returning to the field
C)treatment of missing responses
D)Both A and C are correct.

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Out-of-range data would be caught during consistency checks, which involve checking for data values that fall outside a predetermined range of acceptable values. The treatment of missing responses (option C) would not necessarily catch out-of-range data. Returning to the field (option B) would only catch out-of-range data if the field worker notices the discrepancy during data collection.

Respondents Have Been Asked to Express Their Degree of Agreement