This document discusses the importance of screening and cleaning data before analysis. It outlines the key steps in the data screening process which are: 1) checking for errors by looking for values outside the possible range, 2) finding where the error occurred in the data file, and 3) correcting the error in the data file. The document then provides guidance on checking for errors in categorical and continuous variables using SPSS procedures like Frequencies and Descriptives. It also discusses how to find and correct errors by searching for incorrect values in the data file.