EDITING AND CODING

28 Jun EDITING AND CODING

QUESTIONS

1. What is the purpose of editing? Provide some examples of questions that might need editing.

Editing is the process of checking for omission and correcting information for consistency, and readability. The example given in the previous assignment, how long have you been working in

manufacturing industry. This question asked respondents how long they worked in manufacturing industry however it does not specify specific timeframe, if a respondent answered 6-10. Does

respondent means years, months? This question can be used to provide insight. For example, if the same respondent indicated 6-10 months then it was impossible to work for 6-10 years, so the

respondent must have meant months on the previous question.

2. When should the raw data from a respondent be altered by a data editor?

Data is altered by an editor when an issue is discovered. Data is adjusted or reconstruct to make survey consistent and readable. The editor can edit or reconstructed responses when response

is obvious and not altered final analysis.

3. How is data coding different from data editing?

Editing is the process of checking and adjusting information for omission, legibility and organizes it for analysis. The editor checks for mistake and omissions on questionnaires and adjusts the

data to make them more readable, consistent and complete.
to represent the meaning in the data. Numerical value makes the coding job easier and permits the transfer of data from questionnaires to a computer. Once data is coded its analyzed by

softwares to retrieve the most valuable information.

4. A 25-year-old respondent indicates that she owns her own house in Springfield, Illinois, and it is valued at $990 million. Later in the interview, she indicates that she didnt finish high

school and that she drives a 1993 Buick Century. Should the editor consider altering any of these questions? If so how?

Editor should try to make adjustments in an effort to represent as much information from a respondent as possible. The market value of houses at Springfield, Illinois shall be considered if no

houses of that price are available then the survey shall considered null since all respondent responses will be in question. Otherwise its not possible to edit the response since the editor doesnt

know the reasons to own the car or how respondent acquire the house. This could be an outlier and depending of sampling size this survey shall be considered valid or null.

5. What role might a word counter play in coding qualitative research results?

Respondents will answer these questions according to their involvement with the survey or a certain interest topic bases on the number of word written to answer the question.

6. A survey respondent form Florida has been asked to respond as to whether or not he or she owns a boat, and if so, whether he or she stores the boat at a marina. Over two hundred

respondents are included in this sample. What suggestions do you have for coding the information provided?

While students responses will vary, they should demonstrate an understanding of the two basic rules for code construction: (1) coding categories should be exhaustive, meaning that a coding

category should exist for all possible responses, and (2) coding categories should be mutually exclusive and independent, meaning there should be no overlap among the categories. In this case,

it appears to be rather simple to code these questions. The possible answers to whether or not they own a boat are “yes” or “no.” These could be coded as “1” for “yes” and “0” for “no.” If

respondents answered “yes” to the first questions, the second question about the marina also has two possible answers: “yes” or “no.” Again, “1” could represent “yes,” and “0” could

represent “no.”

7. How would a dummy variable be used to represent whether or not a respondent in a restaurant ordered dessert after their meal?

Dummy coding is useful for dichotomous responses like yes or no. Dummy coding assigns a “0” to one category and a “1” to the other. So, for the yes-no responses to represent whether or not

a respondent ordered dessert, a “0” could be “no” and a “1” would be “yes.”

8. List at least three ways in which recent technological advances (within the last fifteen years) have changed the way data are coded.

Data coding has change due technology advances such as:
• Data can be entered into common statistical programs Minitab, SPSS or Excel to analyze data
• Internet or telephone interviewing programs can be programed to enter data directly into the data file.
• Software can be used to interpret qualitative data and help to build theorys

9. [Ethics Question] A large retail company implements an employee survey that ostensibly is aimed at customer satisfaction. The survey includes a yes or no question that asks whether

or not the employee has ever stolen something from the workplace. How could this data be coded? What steps could be attempted to try and insure that the employees response is honest?

Do you believe it is fair to ask this question? Should the employee take action against employees who have indicated that they have stolen something?

First, this question could be coded as “1” for “yes” and “0” for “no.” Answering the rest of the questions is not as easy, and students responses will vary. However, they should be reminded of

the importance placed on researchers being honest to respondents. The “purpose” of this research appears to something other than measuring customer satisfaction and is deceptive.

Moreover, an employee who steals is not likely to give an honest answer!

10. A researcher asks the question “What do you remember about advertising for Gillette Turbo razors?” A box with enough room for 100 words is provided in which the respondent can

answer the question. The survey involves responses from 250 consumers. How should the code book for this question be structured? What problems might it present?

A code book gives each variable in the study and its location in the data matrix. In essence, it provides a quick summary that is particularly useful when a data file becomes very large. The real

challenge will be coding these responses because this is an example of an unstructured qualitative response. Qualitative coding was introduced in Chapter 6, and codes are usually words or

phrases that represent themes.

11. [Internet Question] Use https://www.naicscode.com to help with this response. What is the NAICS code for golf (country) clubs? What is the NAICS code for health clubs? How can these

codes be useful in creating data files?

The NAICS code for country clubs is 713910, and it is 713940 for health clubs. This standardized classification scheme can be used to precode responses.

12. [Internet Question] Explore the advantages of computerized software such as ATLAS.ti. The web site is www.atlasti.com. How do you think it might assist in coding something like a

depth interview or a collage created by a respondent?

In addition to visiting this web site, students should refer back to the chapter on Qualitative Research for more information on this software program.

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Rereading America

Texts: from Chapter 4 of Rereading America, Devors “Becoming Members of Society: Learning the Social Meanings of Gender”, Kilbournes “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt: Advertising and

Violence”,
Kimmels “Bros before Hos: The Guy Code”, and Orensteins “Just Between You, Me, and my 622 BFFs”. Also, consider the chapters on concision and clarity in The Nuts and Bolts of College

Writing.

Grading criteria for this essay assignment

Category 1: Organization – state a claim or thesis and follow through with it in an effective manner throughout your written essay.

Category 2: Development – express thoughts that go beyond the surface of subject and show an engagement with the topic at hand.

Category 3: Academic Conversation – understand the expressed thoughts and claims of other writers, interact with their ideas and claims, and use these (with proper MLA-style

documentation of your sources both in the text and in a Works Cited page) to inform the development of your own claims and ideas.

Category 4: Standard Written English – use the conventions of standard written formal English to clearly express your thoughts to your readers. Pay particular attention to grammar,

spelling, syntax, word choices, and punctuation.

Category 5: Style – demonstrate an understanding of rhetorical tools to communicate ideas in a way that make readers interested in your work. Pay particular attention to selecting a title,

hook, background information and a thesis in your introduction. Pay particular attention in your conclusion to a single idea you want your reader to take away from your essay.
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Beatles Royal Variety Performance Nov 4th 1963.

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User: mrpetewingnut – Added: 8/29/11 USE THIS VIDEO

RESEARCH ON THE WEB – ESSAY: Discuss the influence of American Music on World Music, the influence of World Music on American Music and how the transistor radio effected this cross

pollination.

LISTENING ASSIGNMENT: Identify the 5 musical examples for Part VIII.

RESEARCH ON THE WEB – ESSAY:

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Each research assignment requires that you write an essay connecting a number of different ideas or concepts. These “ connections” are what you express in your essay. No two assignments

follow the same path; so do not be surprised that your essays do not follow the same plan, but I want those essays presented to me using the following format.
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1. A personal summary of your essay, in a narrative form, in your own words, is to be presented at the top of your essay, making it the first paragraph that I read. This can be very short, but

must summarize your essay. Consider it a condensed version of your essay.

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2. Your essay must list the question and present your research, as well as your conclusions. These essays are not opinion works, so you will have to cut and paste materials from the web to

substantiate and detail your research.

3. Following your essay, please include sources for all of your research with WWW addresses. As always, your work is expected to be grammatically correct and spelled accurately.

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4) LISTENING ASSIGNMENTS:

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This category lists the audio and video assignments you are tested on. Your textbook comes included with a 2 CD set, and you are required to obtain an additional 4 CD set. Most (but not all)

chapters will have a selection of music that you are to listen to. I have posted the LISTENING TESTS for these chapters as assignments in each learning module. You can take these tests any time

before or on the date for that chapter.

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When you submit your Listening Assignments to me by e-mail, I require the following information. You will not get full credit if any of these items are missing.

1) Title of Work

2) Movement of work (if applicable)

3) Name of Composer (if applicable)

EXAMPLE:

1) Symphony #1

2) 2nd movement (Allegro)

3) K T Futterer