Question

On a survey of how students spend their time, one question asks, "Which of the following best describes your employment status?" The response options provided are
a. not employed
b. employed part-time
c. employed full-time
d. full-time student
e. other.

In the example, which of the following characteristics of coding rules did the researcher fail to address adequately?

1. Mutual exclusivity
2. Appropriate categories
3. Single dimension
4. Exhaustive options

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Mutual exclusivity

Explanation:

This researcher did not address the aspect of mutual exclusivity well enough as evidenced in options c and d in the coding above.

This is because option d says full time students. Option d is not mutually exclusive as a student can be a full time student and work part-time, and one can be a full time student and also be unemployed or employed full time