Before any detailed analysis begins, the first thing to do with the raw data is...

Before any detailed analysis begins, the first thing to do with the raw data is to check
through the field record books and questionnaires for any …1.. (A. mistakes B. events C.
records D. odds), inconsistencies and incompleteness. In some cases, it may be possible to
correct any discovered shortcomings. When it is not possible to carry out these …2… (A.
plans B. corrections C. expectations D. possibilities), a visit to the field may even be
necessary. It should however be realized that it is not very often that a revisit is possible.
In most scientific…3… (A. questionnaires B. data C. experiments D. conclusions)
such revisits are clearly impossible. This is true of many surveys too. A road traffic
survey…4.. (A. classified B. precoded C. conducted D. experimented) to find out the
amount and frequency of daily traffic between two towns cannot be expected to be ...5... (A.
observed B. produced C. undertaken D. reproducible). There is no way of going back to
check whether the number of vehicles reported for any particular hour is correct or not. With
open-ended questions the …6…(A. method B. responses C. errors D. conclusions) have to
be classified into relatively small number of groups. The process of classifying answers and
of sometimes identifying them by number and letter is called…7.. (A. encoding B. recording
C. coding D. recoding) . When closed-ended questions are used, it is possible to code all the
possible answers before they are actually received. This is called…8.. (A. recoding B.
coding C. precoding D. encoding). What is done, a check through the answers for proper
classification, numbering and lettering is still called for at this stage. This whole process of
checking through questionnaires and notebooks is called …9.. (A. listing B. posting C.
editing D. auditing). Collected data will eventually have to be used in drawing …10.. (A.
analogies B. examples C. references D. conclusions) and writing a report about the?

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Asked by Obidinma on 9th July, 2020