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To learn the basic principles for organizing the complete questionnaire and ancillaries.

To appreciate the limitations on branching and know how to use branch instruction.

To develop skill at writing understandable, effective scale and item instructions.

To recognize sensitive or threatening topics and be able to treat them effectively.

To comprehend the distinctions between paper and computerized questionnaires.

To anticipate the data file characteristics and select the appropriate type of record format.

To understand the necessity, value, and means of item precoding and record format coding.







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