MR Mid-Term Flashcards
Memorized (103 cards)
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What is Curbstonning
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Making up research
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What is an example of Curbstoning
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200 surveys and doing it yourself
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How many phases does Market Research Process have
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4 Phases
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What is Phase 1 (MR Process)
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Determine the Research Problem
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What is Phase 2 (MR Process)
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Select the Appropriate Research Design
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What is Phase 3 (MR Process)
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Execute the Research Design
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What is Phase 4 (MR Process)
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Communicate the Research Results
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What are the two types of Data Sources
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- Primary Data
2. Secondary Data
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Define Primary Data
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Info collected for a current research problem or opportunity
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Define Secondary Data
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Info previously collected for some other problem or issue
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What is the Problem Formation Process
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Provide a different perspective on the problem
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Define Market Research
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Is the systematic and objective process of generating information to aid in making marketing decisions
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Categories of Research Design
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- Exploratory
2. Conclusive (Descriptive & Causal)
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What is Exploratory Research (4)
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- Discover ideas & insights
- Increase understanding of problem or situation
- Explore/explain consumer behaviours, attitudes etc.
- Provide input into a further stage of research
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What is Causal Research (2)
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- Establishes if there is a cause & effect relationship between variables
- Allow “if then” predictions
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What is Descriptive Research (2)
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- Describe the characteristics of certain groups (eg. attitudes, intentions, preferences etc.)
- Regarding competitors, target market, & environmental factors
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What Research is usually numeric data not textual (eg. 52% are female)
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Descriptive Research
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What is the role & value of MR (3)
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- Draws on social sciences for methods & theory
- Methods are diverse
- Can be applied to problems involving price, place, promotion and product
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What are the 4 ps
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Price place promotion product
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Branding
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Regular research enables early detection of change in attitude & meaning toward a brand
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Perceptual Mapping
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Used to picture the relative position of products on two or more product dimensions important to consumer purchase decisions
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Place/Distribution
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Decisions include choosing & evaluating locations, channels, and distribution patterns
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Retailing Research
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Focuses on trade area analysis, store image/perception, in-store traffic patterns, & location analysis
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Behavioural Targeting
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Displaying ads at one website based on a users previous surfing behavioural
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Shopper Marketing
Marketing to consumers based on research of the entire process consumers go through when making a purchase
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Promotion
Important influence on a company's sales
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What to pricing decisions involve (3)
1. Pricing new products
2. Establishing price levels in test markets
3. Modifying prices for existing products
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What is Segmentation Studies (2)
1. Creating customer profiles
| 2. Understanding behavioural characteristics
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Benefit & lifestyle Studies
Examine similarities & differences in consumers needs
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When do Marketers use Ethnographic Research (2)
1. Studies consumer behaviour as activities embedded in cultural contexts & having identity
2. Requires extended observation of consumers in context
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Subject Debriefing
Fully explaining to respondents any deception that was used during research
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Sugging/Frugging
Claiming that a survey is for research purposes and then asking for a sale or donation
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De-anonymizing Data
Combining different publicly available info, mostly unethically, to find consumers identities
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Information Research Process
Systematic approach to collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and transforming data into decision making info
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Gatekeeper Technologies
Offer protection from intrusive marketing practices (telemarketing & illegal scams)
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Scientific Method
Research procedures are logical, objective, systematic, reliable and valid
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Knowledge
Data interpreted by researchers or decision makers
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Iceberg Principle
Only 10% of the problem is perceived by decision makers. Helps Distinguish between symptoms & causes of problems
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Situation Analysis
Gathers & synthesizes background info to familiarize a researcher with overall complexity of the problem
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Unit of Analysis
Specifies whether data should be collected about individuals, households, organizations, departments, geographical areas, or some combination
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Exploratory Research (2)
1. Generates insight that help define the problem situation confronting a researcher
2. Improves the understanding of consumer motivations , attitudes and behaviour that are not easy to access using other research methods
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Descriptive Research
Collects quantitative data to answer research questions such as who, what, when, where & how
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Causal Research
Collects data that enables decision makers to determine cause & effect relationships between 2 or more variables
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Target Population
Population from which a researcher wants to collect data
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Census
Researcher attempts to question or observe all the members of a defined population
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Sample
A small number of members of the target population from which researcher collects data
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Research Proposal (2)
1. Provides an overview of the proposed research & methodology
2. Serves as a written contract between a decision maker and a researcher
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Literature Review
Helps clarify & define the research problem & research questions
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6 Criteria's to Evaluate Secondary Data Sources
1. Purpose
2. Accuracy
3. Consistency
4. Credibility
5. Methodology
6. Bias
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3 Descriptive Variables Sought in Secondary Data Search
1. Demographics
2. Economic Data
3. International Market Characteristics
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3 Sources of Internal Secondary Data
1. Sales Invoice
2. Accounts Receivable Reports
3. Quarterly Sales Reports
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3 Sources of External Secondary Data
1. Popular Sources
2. Scholarly Sources
3. Government Sources
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Syndicated (Commercial) Data
Collected, packaged, & sold to organizations (market share & sales tracking)
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Consumer Panels
Provide specific & detailed data on purchase behaviour for an extended period of time
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Media Panels
Provide data related to consumers media consumption habits
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Audit
Buzz metrics
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Conceptual Model
Literature reviews help conceptualize a model that summarizes the relationship one hopes to predict
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Variables
Observable items used as a measure on a questionaire
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Constructs
Unobservable concepts measured by a group of related variables
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Relationships
Associations between 2 or more variables
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Independent Variable
Manipulated by the researcher (what I change)
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Dependent Variable
Variables being tested and measured (what I observe)
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Descriptive Hypothesis
Possible answers to a specific applied research problem
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Causal Hypothesis
Theoretical statements about relationships between variables
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Positive Relationship
2 variables increase or decrease together
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Negative Relationship
1 variable increases while the other decreases
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Defines Good Hypotheses (3)
1. Follow research questions
2. Written clearly & simply
3. Testable
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Hypothesis
Empirically testable yet unproven statement developed to explain phenomena
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Null Hypothesis
Statistical hypothesis tested for possible rejection under assumption that it is true
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Alternative Hypothesis
Hypothesis con-tray to the null hypothesis (suggests that 2 variables are related)
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Parameter
True value of variable
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Sample Statistic
Value of a variable that is estimated from a sample
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In-depth Interviews
Well trained interviewer asks a participant a set of semistructured questions in a face-to-face setting to collect data
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Focus Group
Responses to an open ended questions are collected from small groups of participants
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Bulletin Board
Online research format in which participants agree to post regularly over a period of 4 to 5 days
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Purposed Communities
Online brand communities that can be used for research
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Private Communitites
Purposed communities whose primary is research
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Ethnography
Records behaviour in natural setting to understand how social and cultural influences affect individuals behaviours and experiences
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Participation Observation
Extended observation of behaviour in natural settings in order to fully experience cultural or subcultural context
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Word Association Test
Subject is presented with list of words or short phrases one at a time and asked to respond with first word that comes to mind
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Sentence Completion Test
Subjects are given a set of incomplete sentences and asked to complete them in their own words
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Zaltman Metaphor Elicition Technique (ZMET)
Visual research technique that encourages research participants to share emotional and subconscious reactions to a particular topic
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Observation Research
Systematic Observation and recording of behavioural patterns of objects, people, events, and other phenomena
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Netography
Requires deep engagement with online communities
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Respondents
People who answer question or survey, either verbally or written
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Value of Quantitative Research
Used in exploratory research designs
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Exploratory
Provides insights insight to better understand problems
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Descriptive
Provides information that answers research questions
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Causal
Tests cause & effect relationships between specific marketing variables
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Quantitative Research (2)
1. Emphasizes the use of formal standard questions and predetermined response options in questionnaires or surveys administrated to large numbers of respondents
2. Representative of the target population
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Qualitative Research (2)
1. Collection of data in the form of text or images
| 2. Uses open-ended questions, observation, or found data
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Survey Research Methods
Research procedures for collecting large amounts of primary data using questions & answer format
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Sampling Error
Difference between sample results & true values for population
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Non Sampling Error (Systematic Error)
Error resulting from some imperfect aspect of the research design that causes respondent error or from a mistake in the execution of the research
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Response Error
When respondents have impaired memory or do not respond accurately
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Non Response Error
A systematic bias that occurs when the final sample differs from the planned sample (refusals can't be reached)
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Types of Survey Research (5)
1. In home interview
2. Mall-intercept interview
3. Computer assisted telephone interview (CATI)
4. Mail survey
5. Online survey
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Causal Methods
Experiments
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Laboratory Experiment
Artificial setting
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Field Experiment
Natural setting
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Experiments
Often used to isolate relationships between independent variable (condition X) & dependent (event y) variables
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Control Variables
Kept constant by the researcher to limit their effect on the dependent variable (what I keep the same)
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Extraneous Variables
Out of our control, but may affect the dependent variable (confounds the results)
