How would you approach ensuring data integrity in a Stage 1 data analysis task?

How would you approach ensuring data integrity in a Stage 1 data analysis task?

• A. Delete all rows with missing values; keep everything else.
• B. Validate data types, check for duplicates, handle missing values appropriately, and document transformations.
• C. Rely on the dataset as is without checks.
• D. Convert all data to strings for uniformity.

Answer: (B)