It has been a productive day at the library. I have been focused exclusively on grappling with the “missing data” in my data set. About 25% of the surveys have at least one missing response and it is not always easy to determine what to do. Based on existing research I am replacing missing responses with a mean response in situations when 3 out 4 responses for a scale are available. That said, there are all kinds of additional permutations and combinations as well. So I am logging everything and will revisit both theory and the literature to resolve. The “data scrub” is taking far longer than anticipated. By the time I leave the library today I will be about 40% complete. I need to be patient!
I had a good connect with one my UK supervisor via Skype earlier this week. It was useful to review my progress and discuss plans for the summer. I am meeting with my TO supervisor next week and look forward to sharing an update and getting her perspective on a few topics.
There is not much more to say. I had a very busy work week, with some travel and two external events, so I am pretty zonked. I managed to play outdoor tennis twice and did a little bit of gardening…lovely. I hope to do more of both of these activities as the weather gets warmer.