Author Question: The question How many cans of soft drinks do you purchase in a year? violates which of the following ... (Read 56 times)

nevelica

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The question How many cans of soft drinks do you purchase in a year? violates which of the following guidelines for question wording?
 a. avoid implicit alternatives d. avoid biasing questions
  b. avoid implicit assumptions e. avoid double-barreled questions
  c. avoid estimates

Question 2

The assignment of numbers to edited data is known as ____.
 a. editing
  b. adjusting with a plug value
  c. coding
  d. all of these choices



sylvia

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Answer to Question 1

C
This is a poorly worded question because respondents would have to estimate how many they purchased in a year. The time frame should be a smaller unit, such as week or possibly a month.

Answer to Question 2

C



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