Question: Assume that the following set of data represents the responses of 10 participants to three similar statements. The participants rated their agreement with each statement on a scale from 1 to 7.
a. There is a piece of dirty data in this data set. Identify it and explain why it is dirty.
b. Assume that you have decided to throw out the piece of dirty data you identified in part (a) and replace it with the mean for that variable. What is the new data point?
c. Assume that you have decided to throw out the piece of dirty data you identified in part (a) and replace it with the mean of that participant's responses. What is the new data point?