Write Data as Text (Questionnaire Editor)

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When this field is checked, MediaLab will write the data to the data file with quotes surrounding it. It will also indicate in the SPSS input file that the variable is text. Missing values will also be treated as text. Typically, this option is checked for all item types except for scale response items. See data for more details.

When this field is not checked, MediaLab will write the data to the data file with no quotes surrounding it. It will also indicate in the SPSS input file that the variable is numeric. Missing values will also be treated as numeric. Typically, this option is only checked for data gathered for scale responses, multiple responses, and occasionally for fill-in-the-blank items (i.e., when numerical responses are expected). See data for more details.