On a survey of how students spend their time, one question asks, "Which of the following best describes your employment status?" The response options provided are 1) not employed, 2) employed part-time, 3) employed full-time, 4) full-time student, and 5) other. In the example, which characteristics of coding rules did the researcher fail to address adequately?

Mutual exclusivity

Explanation:

The coding rule the researcher did not follow is that of mutual exclusivity, since the survey was carried out on a group of students. being students and  employed at the same time, have not being mutually excluded from each other because in the response options provided.

The option of being both should not have been included in the response options because you cannot be a student and also be employed full time and also the option of been a full-time student cannot be categorized under the employment status it lacks mutual exclusivity.

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