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Data Processing

Data processing involves editing, coding, classifying, and tabulating collected data to make it ready for analysis. Data editing checks for errors and missing or inconsistent entries. Coding assigns numeric or other symbols to questionnaire responses to facilitate analysis. Classification organizes data into groups based on common attributes or class intervals. Tabulation summarizes raw data in a compact display to enable comparison and statistical computations. Principles for effective tabulation include a clear title, source identification, alignment, and totals to facilitate analysis and error checking.

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Data Processing

Data processing involves editing, coding, classifying, and tabulating collected data to make it ready for analysis. Data editing checks for errors and missing or inconsistent entries. Coding assigns numeric or other symbols to questionnaire responses to facilitate analysis. Classification organizes data into groups based on common attributes or class intervals. Tabulation summarizes raw data in a compact display to enable comparison and statistical computations. Principles for effective tabulation include a clear title, source identification, alignment, and totals to facilitate analysis and error checking.

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Data Processing

• Processing involves editing, coding,


classification and tabulation of collected data
easy for analysis.
Data Editing
• Field editing- writing styles & done after
interview
– Eg : imp - Important
– IDK- I don’t know

• Central editing- done after all forms completed


• Wrong or missing entries
• Single editor or group
Data Coding

• Coding refers to the process of assigning


numbers or other symbols to answers
• mutually exclusively
• Unidimensionality
• designing stage of the questionnaire to precode
Question & Multiple Choice Code for choices

What is your job classification? Management =1


Technical= 2
Management _____ Administrative= 3
Technical____ Clerical =4
Administrative _____
Clerical____
Data Classification

• Classification of data is the process of


arranging data in groups or classes on the
basis of certain common characteristics
– Classification according to attributes
• Gender (female, male)
• Religion (Buddhist, Islamic, Jewish, Christian, Hindu,
none, etc.)
– Classification according to class-intervals
• Age- 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Data Tabulation

• Tabulation is the process of summarising raw


data and displaying the same in compact form
Subject No of Students
MARKETING
18
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
30
STATISTICS
23
TOTAL
71

Subject CHILDREN TEENAGERS ABOVE 20 TOTAL

Coke
2 8 8 18
Thumsup
10 10 10 30
Pepsi
10 7 6 23
TOTAL
22 25 24 71
Reasons for Data Tabulation
• It conserves space and reduces explanatory
and descriptive statement to a minimum.
• It facilitates the process of comparison.
• It facilitates the summation of items and the
detection of errors and omissions.
• It provides a basis for various statistical
computations.
Principles of Tabulation
• Title
• Distinct number to facilitate easy reference
• Sources
• Explanatory footnotes
• Those columns whose data are to be compared should be
kept side by side
• Abbreviations should be avoided
• Total of rows
• It is important that all column figures be properly aligned
• The arrangement of the categories in a table may be
chronological, geographical, alphabetical or according to
magnitude to facilitate comparison

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