Test #2 Flashcards
Selection of descriptive research design is based on 3 factors:
- Nature of Problem
- Research questions
- Research objectives
When to use descriptive research design
- When researcher problem is either to describe characteristics of existing market solutions or to evaluate current mktg mix strategies
- If research question include issues s.a. who, what, where, when, and how for target population or mktg strategies
- If task is to identify relationships b.t variables or determine whether differences exist bt groups
Goals of descriptive research survey methods
Provide facts that can be used to:
- Make accurate predictions a/b relationships b/t market factors and behaviors
- Gain insights to understand the relationships & differences
- Verify or validate existing relationships
2 general approaches used to collect data for descriptive research:
- Asking questions
2. Observations
Descriptive research designs often result in the use of _____ to collect ____ data from larger groups through question/answer process
survey research methods
quantitative
With the emergence of_____, observation is being used more often than question/answer in descriptive designs
Scanner data and tracking of Internet behavior
Main goal of quantitative research methods =
to provide facts and estimates from a large, representative sample of respondents
5 advantages of quantitative survey research designs
- Generalizable to target population
- Facilitates advanced statistical analysis
- Accommodates to large number of people
- Concepts and relationships not directly measurable can be studied
- Easy to administered and record answers
3 Disadvantages of quantitative survey research designs
- Questions that accurately measure respondent attitudes and behavior can be challenging to develop
- In-depth data difficult to obtain
- Low response rates can be a problem
Difference between the findings based on the sample and the true values for a population
Sampling errors
Sampling errors are caused by:
Method of sampling used
Size of sample (to reduce error, increase size)
Errors that can occur in survey research design not related to sampling
Nonsampling errors
4 major sources of nonsampling errors
- Project administration errors
- Respondent errors
- Incorrect problem definition
- Measurement/questionnaire design errors
(PRIM)
4 characteristics of nonsampling errors
- Tend to create “systematic variation” or bias in the data
- Unlike random sampling error which can be statistically measured, nonsampling errors cannot be directly measured
- Nonsampling errors are controllable (human mishaps in ether design or survey execution)
- One sampling error leads to nonsampling errors
Consist of both nonresponse error and response error
Respondent errors
Systematic bias that occurs when the final sample differs from planned sample
Nonresponse errors
When respondents have impaired memory or do not respond accurately
Response errors
4 advantages of person-administered surveys
- Feedback
- Adaptability
- Rapport
- Response quality
3 disadvantages of person-administered surveys
- High expense
- Interaction errors
- Possible recording errors
6 advantages of telephone-administered surveys
- Callbacks possible
- Fast
- Interviewers or CATI tech
- Suitable for large samples
- Geographic Flexibility
- Less expensive than face to face methods
4 disadvantages of elephone-administered surveys
- Change in behavior (vm, caller id, mobile)
- Difficult for complex tasks, long surveys, or those using visual aids
- Limited to domestic research
- Perception of telemarketing
4 types of self-administered surveys
- Mail survey
- mail panel
- drop off
- internet
4 Advantages of self administered surveys
- No interviewer response bias
- Anonimity in response
- Respondent control
- Low cost
5 disAdvantages of self administered surveys
- lack of monitoring
- minimal flexibility
- potential response errors
- high nonresponse rates
- slow data acquisitions
3 characteristics in selecting a survey method
- Situational characteristics
- task characteristics
- respondent characteristics
6 situational characteristics when selecting a survey method
- Budget
- completion time frame
- quality requirements
- data completeness
- data generalizability
- data precision
What is data generalizability
projectable to the population represented by sample in a study
degree of exactness of the data in relation to some other possible response
data precision
4 task characteristics when selecting a survey method
- Topic sensitivity
- amount of info
- difficulty of task
- stimuli needed
degree to which a survey ? leads respondent to give a socially acceptable response
topic sensitivity
3 response characteristics when selecting a survey method
- respondent participation
- incidence rate
- diversity
% of the general population that is the subject of the market search
incidence rate
3 things that determine respondent participation
- Knowledge level
- ability to participate
- willingness to participate
casual research designs that can identify cause & effect relationships between variables
experiments
an observable element or attribute of an item or event that can be measured
variable
types of variables in experimental designs
- independent (values manipulated by researcher)
- dependent (measures of effect)
- control (conditions that make the design a true experiment)
- extraneous (uncontrolled, unmeasurable variable that may affect dependent)
extent to which the research design accurately identifies causal relationships
internal validity
extent to which a causal relationship found in a study can be expected to be true for the entire target population
external validity
process of selecting a small # of elements from a larger defined target group of elements such that the info gathered from small group will allow judgments to be made about the larger groups
sampling
To be more confident during a sampling,
you have to increase the margin of error
Identifiable set of elements of interest to the researcher and pertinent to the info problem
population
complete set of elements identified for investigation
defined target population
target population elements available for the selection during the sampling process
sampling unit
list of all eligible sampling units
sampling frame
any type of bias that is attributable to mistakes in either drawing a sample or determining the sample size
sampling error
random sampling error tends to occur because of
chance variations in the selection of sampling units
Sampling errors can be reduced by
increasing the size of the sample
bias that occurs in a research study regardless of whether a sample or census is used, such as bias caused by measurement error, response errors, or coding errors
nonsampling errors
The more ___ a study, the greater the potential for nonsampling errors
extensive
nonsampling error usually related to the ______ whereas sampling errors relate to ___
nonsampling error—accuracy of the data
sampling errors—representativeness of the sample to the defined target population
with this ampling method, each sampling unit in the defined target population has a known probability of being selected for the sample
probability sampling
Sampling method in which the probability of selection of each sampling unit is not known
nonprobability sampling
selection of sampling units is based on:
-judgment of the researcher
may or may not be representative
procedure in which every sampling unit has a known and = chance of being selected
simple random sampling
4 advantages of simple random sampling
- produce unbiased estimates of the population’s characteristics
- easily understood
- results can be generalized to the defined target population with a prespecified margin of error
- valid representation of defined target population
2 disadvantages of simple random sampling
- difficulty of obtaining a complete and accurate listing of the target population elements
- requires that all sampling units be identified
when does simple random sampling work best?
for small populations where accurate lists are available
procedure in which the defined target population is ordered in some way, usually in the form of a customer list, taxpayer roll or membership roster, and selected systematically
systematic random sampling
advantage of systematic random s.
relatively easy way to draw a sample while ensuring randomness
2 disadvantages of systematic random sampling
of sampling units in the target population must be known
possibility of hidden patterns in the list of names that create bias
steps in drawing a systematic random sampling
- obtain a list of units that contains an acceptable frame of the target population
- determine the # of units in the list and the desired sample size
- compute the skip interval
- determine a random starting point
- beginning at that start point, select the units by choosing each unit that corresponds to the skip interval
separation of the target population into different groups (strata) and the selection of samples from each stratum
stratified random sampling
3 steps in drawing a stratified random sample
- divide the target population into homogeneous subgroups or strata
- draw random samples from each stratum
- combine the samples from each stratum into a single sample of the target population
2 methods of stratified random sampling
- proportionately stratified sample
2. disproportionately…
in this s. method, each stratum is dependent on its size relative to the population
proportionately stratified sample
in this s. method, each stratum is independent on its size relative to the population
disproportionately stratified sample