When a researcher combines the "Strongly Disagree" and "Disagree" responses on a Likert scale item to a single "Strongly Disagree/Disagree" percentage,this is an example of:
A)data indexing
B)collapsing the data
C)the outlier effect
D)a box and whisker plot

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Collapsing the data refers to combining categories or collapsing multiple responses into one. In this case, the researcher is combining "Strongly Disagree" and "Disagree" into a single category, which is an example of collapsing the data.

When a Researcher Combines the "Strongly Disagree" and "Disagree" Responses