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Erroneous entry examples
The Data Entry Player maximizes data quality by enforcing valid keycode values that were programmed by the survey’s author. These are some examples of erroneous entries:
An entry is left blank when a value is required.
A numeric value or code falls outside a range that is defined by a minimum and maximum value, or does not exist among the listed responses. For example, if a scale has keycode values from 1 to 5, an entry of 6 is not valid because it exceeds the maximum allowed value.
A numeric value or code is entered with insufficient digits. For example, if a numeric entry is required to be 2 digits in length, an entry of 1 is not valid; an entry of 01 would be valid.
A numeric value or code is entered with a decimal or fraction when it should be a whole number.
An alpha or other character is keyed when a numeric value is required (or vice-versa).
Duplicate values are entered for the same multiple response variable.
A date is entered that falls outside of the range of defined dates. For example, if a valid date range is April 1, 2009 at 12:00am through April 7, 2009 at 11:59pm, then an entry of March 30, 2009 would not be valid because it is too early for the defined range.
For more information, see Resolving erroneous entries.
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Resolving erroneous entries