Exam 12: Data Management: Coding,tabulation,and Simple Data Presentation

__________ involves checking the work of coders for accuracy.

Which of the following refers to the process of introducing or controlling for third variables control or test factors)by subclassifying original tables?

Data management is concerned with the process by which the raw data gathered by some instrument or measurement are converted into numbers for analysis purposes.

The __________ entry technique is the most widely used means of inputting data.

__________ consist of rectangles where the width often represents the class intervals and the height represents quantity or amount.

A variables list keyed to questionnaire items enables the identification and examination of questionnaire content to ensure proper coverage,balance,and non-duplication of items.

A __________ is a blank score sheet on which questions can be coded.

A __________ is a guidebook for numerically classifying each question to be coded.

Crime clocks are a highly accurate means of depicting crime change due to their ability to account for population growth.

A __________ keyed to questionnaire items enables the identification and examination of questionnaire content to ensure proper coverage,balance,and non-duplication of items.

__________ or cleaning involves double checking the data file in search of errors,many of which are inevitable despite the conscientiousness of workers.

Pie charts are presentations of quantitative data in a summary or uniform fashion.

Which of the following is the most widely used means of inputting data?

Which of the following involves double checking the data file in search of errors,many of which are inevitable despite the conscientiousness of workers?

Which of the following are presentations of quantitative data in a summary or uniform fashion?

The major types of elaboration are: replication,specification,explanation,interpretation,and suppression.

Graphic or pictorial presentations include pie charts,bar graphs,and frequency polygons.

Prior to the actual coding,the questionnaires must be edited.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in the data management process?

__________ refers to the number of crimes divided by population,per 100,000 population.