SOAN 2120 Chapter 8: SOAN 2120 Chapter 8 Notes
12 Feb 2016
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Coding data: means systematically reorganizing raw numerical data into a format that is easy to analyze using computers;. It can be a simple clerical task when the data are recorded as numbers on well organized recording sheets. Codebook: is a document describing the coding procedure and the location of data for variables in a format that computers can use. Precoding: means placing the code categories on the questionnaire. Some may place them in a location formation on the computer. ** if a researcher does not precode. the rst step after collecting data is to create a codebook. In the grid, each row represents a respondent, subject or case. A column or a set of columns represent speci c variables. There are four ways to get raw data into your computer: code sheet, direct-entry method, optical scan, bar code. Making errors while coding or entering data into a computer threaten the validity of measures and cause misleading results.
