When Conducting a Survey, a Researcher Decides to Assign a Value

Multiple Choice

When conducting a survey, a researcher decides to assign a value of 1 if the respondent is male and a value of 2 if the respondent is female. By assigning numbers to different genders, the researcher is engaged in the process of:

A) coding.
B) editing.
C) validation.
D) data summarization.
E) data tabulation.