Assignment 1: Data Coding, Entry, and Checking
Maria Franco-Cortes
BUSI 820: Quantitative Research Methods
Liberty University
01/13/2022
Author Note
Maria Franco-Cortes
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
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BUSI 820: Assignment 1
Table of Contents
Chapter 2: Interpretation Questions.................................................................................................4
A1. Chapter 2, Problem 2.1. What steps or actions should be taken after you collect data and
before you run the analyses aimed at answering your research questions or testing your
research hypotheses?...................................................................................................................4
A1. Chapter 2, Problem 2.2. Why should you label the values of nominal variables?...............4
A1. Chapter 2, Problem 2.3. Why would you print a codebook or dictionary?..........................5
A1. Chapter 2, Problem 2.4. What do you do if you look at your data file and see words or
letters instead of numbers? Why is this important to do?............................................................5
A1. Chapter 2, Problem 2.5. Why would you use the Mean function to create a variable, as we
did for the pleasure scale?............................................................................................................5
