Question 1

The data analysis phase of the marketing research process is generally the most expensive and the most prone to error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Assume that you are a marketing research director for a medium-sized manufacturing firm and you would like to engage an outside marketing research firm to conduct your field interviews.Which of the following options would be your best choice to achieve your objective?

Accepted Answer

A) A syndicated-service research firm 
B) A custom marketing research firm 
C) A global research management firm 
D) A specialty-line marketing research firm 
E) A brand-management specialty research firm

Question 3

If a marketing researcher bases his or her sample on population members who are good prospects for accurate information,a judgment sample has been selected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In spite of the rapid growth of marketing research,many companies still fail to use it sufficiently or correctly.List and briefly discuss five reasons why this might happen.

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Question 5

List the four advantages of conducting marketing research online.

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Question 6

A ________ has been defined as being a coordinated collection of data,systems,tools,and techniques with supporting software and hardware by which an organization gathers and interprets relevant information from business and environment and turns it into a basis for marketing action.

Accepted Answer

A) marketing information system 
B) marketing intelligence system 
C) marketing decision support system 
D) marketing research system 
E) database management system

Question 7

Define marketing research.

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Question 8

If you needed to collect primary data and were seeking to use the research instrument that is considered to be the most common method for obtaining that type of data,what type of instrument would you select?

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Question 9

Market demand is not a fixed number,but rather a function of the stated conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain what a "projective technique" is and how it might be used to assist researchers in understanding consumer actions and behavior.

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Exam 4: Conducting Marketing Research and Forecasting Demand

The data analysis phase of the marketing research process is generally the most expensive and the most prone to error.

Assume that you are a marketing research director for a medium-sized manufacturing firm and you would like to engage an outside marketing research firm to conduct your field interviews.Which of the following options would be your best choice to achieve your objective?

If a marketing researcher bases his or her sample on population members who are good prospects for accurate information,a judgment sample has been selected.

In spite of the rapid growth of marketing research,many companies still fail to use it sufficiently or correctly.List and briefly discuss five reasons why this might happen.

List the four advantages of conducting marketing research online.

A ________ has been defined as being a coordinated collection of data,systems,tools,and techniques with supporting software and hardware by which an organization gathers and interprets relevant information from business and environment and turns it into a basis for marketing action.

Define marketing research.

If you needed to collect primary data and were seeking to use the research instrument that is considered to be the most common method for obtaining that type of data,what type of instrument would you select?

Market demand is not a fixed number,but rather a function of the stated conditions.

Explain what a "projective technique" is and how it might be used to assist researchers in understanding consumer actions and behavior.