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Course Instructor: Dr. Aurangzeb Z. Khan1
RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY
(Business Research Methods)
 
Course Instructor: Dr. Aurangzeb Z. Khan2
Editing and Coding Data
Editing is the process of checking data for errors such asomissions, illegibility and inconsistency, and correctingdata where and when the need arises
Example 1: A questionnaire meant to be answered byadults over the age of 30 years has also been answeredby some persons under the age of 30 years
Example 2: A respondent gives her birthday as 1865 or claims to have a car insurance but says she doesn‘t owna car 
 
Course Instructor: Dr. Aurangzeb Z. Khan3
Field Editing and In-House Editing
Field Editing is a prelimary form of data editingwhich is undertaken by the field supervisor onthe day of the interview with a view to findingomissions, checking the legibility of handwriting,and clarifying responses by respondents that arelogically or conceptually inconsistent
In-House Editing is a form of data editing whichis more rigorous than field editing in nature, andwhich is performed by a centralized office staff 
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