In deciding on how many response alternatives to put in a ...

[jake]

In deciding on how many response alternatives to put in a question, the rule of thumb is that the explicit alternatives should contain _______________ percent of the responses.
 a. 75 c. 95
  b. 85 d. 99

Question 2

Josh has conducted six in-depth interviews in one day and goes back to his hotel room and checks the data he collected to ensure they are complete and make sense. Josh is conducting _____.
 a. in-house editing
  b. coding
  c. verification
  d. field editing

[aham8f]

Answer to Question 1

C
Less than 5 percent of the responses should be other, and 95 percent should fall within the listed alternatives.

Answer to Question 2

D

[jake]

Thank you

[aham8f]

Happy to help you