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
B) avoid implicit assumptions
C) avoid estimates
D) avoid biasing questions
E) avoid double-barreled questions

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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.

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