Reducing the data to a manageable size is accomplished with qualitative data by:

A. using numbers to represent data.
B. asking participants to stop talking when the researcher has heard enough.
C. coding and categorizing data.
D. leaving out data that does not fit the categories the researcher expects to find.


Answer: C

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