SayPro CLASSIFICATION AND CODING

Categorisation and classificationThe edited data are classified and coded. The responses are classified into meaningful categories so as to bring out essential pattern. By this method, several hundred responses are reduced to five or six appropriate categories containing critical information needed for analysis.When to classify: Classification can be done at any phase prior to the tabulation. Certain items like sex, age, type of house, and the like are structured and pre classified in the data collection form itself. The respon-ses to open-ended questions are classified at the processing stage.Categorization Rules: A classification system should meet certain requirements or be guided by certain rules.First, classification should be linked to the theory and the aim of the particular study.Second, the scheme should be exhaustive. That is, there must be a category for every response.Third, the categories must also be mutually exclusive, so that each case is classified only once.Number of categories: How many categories should a scheme include? It is preferable to include many categories rather than a few, since reducing the number later is easier than splitting an already classified group of responses. However, the number of categories is-limited by the number of cases and the anticipated statistical analysis.Please visit our website at www.saypro.online Email: info@saypro.online Email: info@saypro.online Call: + 27 11 071 1903 WhatsApp: + 27 84 313 7407. Comment below for any questions and feedback. For SayPro Courses, SayPro Jobs, SayPro Community Development, SayPro Products, SayPro Services, SayPro Consulting, and SayPro Advisory visit our website to www.saypro.online