Test 2 Flashcards
A syndicated service is a marketing research suppliers that provides standardized info for many clients in return for a fee
True
Qualitative research is objective
False
Implicit consent mean that the individual understands what the researcher wants him or her to do and agrees to be a participant in the research study
False
Laddering is an approach to probing, asking respondents to compare differences between brands at different levels that produces distinctions at different levels
True
Confidentiality means that researcher will not share any individuals info with others
True
Comparing the sample demographics with the demographics of the target population provides one means of checking for potential response bias
True
Quantitative research is interested more in the qualities than quantities, often extending beyond the obvious
False
Managers should ask if the payoff will be worth the investment when deciding whether or not to make a decision without research
True
An Institutional Review Board (RB) is a committee that carefully reviews a proposed research design to try and make sure the proposed research will research objectives
True
When secrecy is a major concern, it is best to use an outside research agency
False
Phenomenology refers to the documented history of a particular person, group, organization, or event
False
A response bias occurs when respondents tend to answer questions with a certain slant
True
A customer research provider specializes in only one particular research activity, such as field interviewing, data warehousing, or data processing
False
The presence of an interviewer typically decreases the response rate in comparison to what would be found with a mail survey
False
Surveys used in the telephone interviews should typically be written in conversational style
True
In online focus group sessions, the moderator’s ability to probe is greater than face-to-face focus group session
False
Concept testing is a type of exploratory research
True
The term survey is most often associated with quantitative research
True
A sample bias exists when the results of a sample show persistent tendency to deviate in one direction from the true value of the population parameter
True
When an interviewer is not able to write fast enough to record the respondent’s answers verbatim, the error called interviewer cheating has occurred
False