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Week 5: Quantitative Research Part 2

Questionnaire design, scales, sampling, validity, reliability, post-data collection, and statistical test selection.

Question 49 of 51

Put these post-data collection steps into the most logical order based on the lecture.

Drag the steps into the correct order. You can also use the arrow buttons.

Order the process: arrange every step from first to last, then check your answer.
1

Document all cleaning decisions, exclusions, and transformations for transparency and replicability.

2

Detect outliers and decide whether to retain, transform, or remove them with justification.

3

Screen data quality by checking duplicates, careless responses, and entry accuracy.

4

Assess missing and incomplete data and decide on deletion or imputation.

5

Check reliability of the scale.

6

Compute composite variables such as subscale or total scores.

7

Reverse code negatively worded items where needed.