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Which of the following statements concerning marketing research is most accurate?


A) The primary purpose of marketing research is to collect data,for historical purposes.
B) When collecting marketing research,people may not be willing to tell you what you want to know if it is potentially embarrassing.
C) Marketing research,if done properly,will always result in a positive marketing result.
D) People are just as able to give accurate information about products they have only heard about as those they have actually used.
E) Among those people who participate in market research studies,there is an almost perfect correlation between a respondent's stated intentions and his/her actual buying behavior.

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A publishing company sponsors an informal one-time-only session with seven college instructors who use a given principles of management textbook.The instructors meet with a moderator who asks their opinions about the textbook,its instructor's manual,its PowerPoint slides,and its video and written cases.This is an example of a(n)


A) jury of executive opinion.
B) consumer panel.
C) information forum.
D) focus group.
E) depth interview.

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A __________ is a sample of consumers or stores from which researchers take a series of measurements.


A) representative group
B) jury of executive opinion
C) panel
D) survey of experts
E) focus group

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Movie studios use market research to reduce their risk of losses by hiring firms like the National Research Group to conduct test screenings and tracking studies.Often,300 to 400 prospective moviegoers are recruited to attend a "sneak preview" of a film before its release.After viewing the movie,the audience fills out an exhaustive survey to


A) evaluate the quality of directing and producing.
B) critique the title,plot,and characters.
C) rate the performances of the individual actors and actresses.
D) recall specific details of the plot and dialogue.
E) compare the final film with the original script.

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Measures of success refer to


A) the goals the decision maker seeks to achieve in solving a problem.
B) criteria or standards used in evaluating proposed solutions to a problem.
C) identification of acceptable alternatives for collecting data to solve a problem.
D) objective data used to identify the most profitable solution to a marketing problem.
E) subjective data used to identify the most profitable solution to a marketing problem.

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When Procter & Gamble acquired the Old Spice brand,it decided to reposition the brand by using a different advertising message to see whether sales would increase.The new advertising message is the __________ in this marketing experiment.


A) dependent variable
B) extraneous variable
C) constraint
D) independent variable
E) error variable

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The fourth step of the marketing research approach is to __________.


A) develop findings
B) define the problem
C) take marketing actions
D) develop the research plan
E) collect relevant information

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GI Designs,a copper furniture manufacturer,increased the price on its copper tabletops by 20 percent for three months to see what the effect would be on its sales.The change in sales is the __________ in this three-month experiment.


A) constraint
B) dependent variable
C) independent variable
D) decision task
E) control

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Drawing conclusions about every woman who wears a size 14 or larger in a particular zip code from a representative sample of 250 women in that zip code who wear a size 14 or larger would be


A) probability sampling.
B) nonprobability sampling.
C) random sampling.
D) statistical inference.
E) interpolation.

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Surveys that enable the interviewer to be flexible in asking probing questions or getting reactions to visual materials would be best conducted using


A) mail surveys.
B) telephone interviews.
C) fax surveys.
D) individual interviews.
E) on-line surveys.

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Which of the following statements represents a possible measure of success in Step 1-define the problem of the five-step marketing research approach?


A) You have three weeks and $10,000 to determine if it is going to be profitable to serve breakfast on weekdays or not.
B) If three year olds like this product,then it stands to reason that four-year olds will like it even more.
C) Use mail questionnaires,not focus groups.
D) Let's identify the most cost effective method of advertising.
E) If the test subject eats most or all of the sample during the taste test,it will be assumed that he or she likes it.

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Data obtained by manipulating factors under tightly controlled conditions to test cause and effect is an example of


A) questionnaire data.
B) virtual modeling.
C) an experiment.
D) a panel.
E) nonprobability sampling.

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In marketing,a conscious choice made from among two or more alternatives is referred to as


A) a preference.
B) a paradigm.
C) a conclusion.
D) a paradox.
E) a decision.

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Making recommendations,implementing those recommendations,and evaluating the results would take place during which step of the five-step marketing research approach?


A) collect relevant information
B) develop the research plan
C) develop findings
D) take marketing actions
E) define the problem

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The J.D.Power & Associates and other market research firms recruit groups of consumers for __________,each of whom are paid to record all of their purchases on a regular basis.Businesses pay firms like J.D.Power for their reports that answer the question,"How many times did our customers buy our products this year compared to last year?"


A) focus groups
B) experiments
C) syndicated panels
D) syndicated data mining
E) mall intercept interviews

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Specifying constraints,identifying data needed for marketing actions,and determining how to collect data,would take place during which step of the five-step marketing research approach?


A) define the problem
B) develop the research plan
C) collect relevant information
D) develop findings
E) take marketing actions

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When Karsh & Hagan Advertising Agency uses information found in Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report published by Nielsen Media Research to plan television advertising schedules for its clients,it is relying on __________ data.


A) neuromarketing
B) primary
C) internal secondary
D) observational
E) external secondary

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Analyzing the data obtained during the marketing research project and presenting the findings take place during which step of the five-step marketing research approach?


A) collect relevant information
B) develop findings
C) take marketing actions
D) plan the budget
E) identify constraints

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Primary data refer to


A) facts and figures that are newly collected for a project at hand.
B) facts and figures that have already been recorded prior to the project at hand.
C) facts and figures obtained by watching people mechanically rather than in person.
D) facts and figures obtained by either by asking people questions through the use of information technology.
E) conclusions developed from information obtained from a representative sample of a population..

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The Internet sites STAT-USA and the U.S.Census Bureau


A) are depositories of information on U.S.business,economic and trade activity collected by the federal government.
B) are portals to all government websites that can be found by topic or keyword.
C) provide up-to-the-minute business news and security prices plus research reports of companies,industries,and countries.
D) are the most popular Internet portals to enter key words or topics for specific searches.
E) access information in online databases and blogs by primary topic.

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