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ROSEVII.LE RESIDENT SLTRVEY <br />MANAGEMENT OF THE DATA <br />Editing and Coding <br />Editing and coding included the completion of two major tasks. First, all surveys were <br />checked for response clarity to eliminate dual responses when single-answer respanses were <br />sought. Second, the coder/editor recorded responses to "other-please describe" questions. <br />Editing and caling were done by two coder/editors who attended a training session to <br />familiarize themselves with the survey instrument. Unclear or ambiguous responses were <br />directed to the Project Manager for resolution. In addition, the Project Manager conducted <br />quality control and reviewed coded/edited surveys throughout this phase. <br />Data Entry and Cleaning <br />After coding was completed, the questionnaires were key entered onto a data tape by a <br />commercial data entry firm and computer data files were prepared. Once a complete file <br />of ea.ch version of the questionnaire was constructed, it was examined systematically to <br />remove data entry enors. Data cleaning involved the use of a computer program to <br />evaluate each case for variables with out-of-range values. In addition, the files were <br />examined manually to identify cases with paradoxical or inappropriate responses. <br />MINNESOTA CENTER FOR SURVEY RESEARCH PAGE 4 <br />