A researcher wants to create a variable indicating whether a mother experienced “high” or “low” perceived support. The original questionnaire uses a validated 20-item scale producing a total score from 0 to 80. The researcher defines scores 0–39 as low and 40–80 as high. What processing step is being performed?
Changing the study population
❌
Correcting missing data
❌
Deriving a categorical variable from a quantitative score
✅
Checking the reliability of the questionnaire
❌

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A researcher wants to create a variable indicating whether a mother experienced “high” or “low” perceived support. The original questionnaire uses a validated 20-item scale producing a total score from 0 to 80. The researcher defines scores 0–39 as low and 40–80 as high. What processing step is being performed?

Changing the study population

❌

Correcting missing data

❌

Deriving a categorical variable from a quantitative score

✅

Checking the reliability of the questionnaire

❌

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Deriving a categorical variable from a quantitative score

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Changing the study population

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Correcting missing data

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Checking the reliability of the questionnaire

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