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Measures of success are


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.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The approaches that can be used to collect data to solve all or part of a marketing research problem are referred to as


A) methods.
B) proposals.
C) strategies.
D) tactics.
E) analyses.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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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 price increase is the ________ in this three-month experiment.


A) control
B) dependent variable
C) independent variable
D) constraint
E) hypothesis

F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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A new field of marketing research that focuses on the presentation of analysis results is known as


A) cloud computing.
B) data visualization.
C) business intelligence.
D) artificial intelligence.
E) data analytics.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Marketing researchers must use the combination of data,technology,and analytics to convert the data into useful information that will answer marketing questions and lead to effective marketing actions.An organization that accomplishes this successfully is often referred to as a(n)


A) external data source specialist.
B) results-oriented enterprise.
C) intelligent enterprise.
D) internal data source user.
E) information entrepreneur.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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________ is often conducted with observers behind a one-way mirror watching a discussion among people about topics of interest to marketers.


A) An individual interview
B) Questionnaire data collection
C) Social networking
D) An information panel
E) A focus group

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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A common way of collecting questionnaire data to generate ideas that involves a single researcher asking questions of one respondent is referred to as a(n)


A) panel.
B) focus consultation.
C) individual interview.
D) face-to-face exchange.
E) interactional interview.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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________ surveys are the best choice if a marketing researcher wants flexibility in asking probing questions or getting reactions to visual materials.


A) Personal interview
B) Mail
C) Telephone
D) Fax
E) Online

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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  Figure 8-5 -Figure 8-5 above shows how marketing researchers and managers use information technology to turn information into marketing actions.What does C represent? A) external data sources B) results C) data warehouse D) internal data sources E) buying queries Figure 8-5 -Figure 8-5 above shows how marketing researchers and managers use information technology to turn information into marketing actions.What does C represent?


A) external data sources
B) results
C) data warehouse
D) internal data sources
E) buying queries

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Lost-horse forecasting involves


A) admitting that the actions you have taken in the past have failed and removing those and similar actions from your list of alternatives.
B) starting with the last known value of the item being forecast,listing the factors that could affect the forecast,assessing whether they have a positive or negative impact,and making the final forecast.
C) making decisions without any intervening steps.
D) following a prescribed set of "directives" established before the research was even begun.
E) selecting the forecasting alternative that would allow a firm to survive financially even if the forecasts were totally incorrect.

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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McDonald's tested its delivery service in three Florida cities to assess consumer interest before deciding to expand to 20,000 of its restaurants.Which type of experiment was conducted here?


A) micro market
B) trial market
C) experimental market
D) simulated market
E) test market

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Researchers for Frito-Lay discovered that matte beige bags of potato chips picturing potatoes and other healthy ingredients in the snack do not trigger activity in the anterior cingulate cortex,an area of the brain associated with feelings of guilt,as much as shiny bags with pictures of chips.Frito-Lay then switched out of shiny packaging in the United States shortly thereafter.This is an example of using


A) subliminal marketing.
B) permission marketing.
C) optimization marketing.
D) neuromarketing.
E) surge marketing.

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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Mechanical,personal,or neuromarketing methods are ways that ________ data can be collected.


A) virtual
B) primary source
C) hypothetical
D) observational
E) statistical

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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A general rule of thumb among marketing researchers is to use ________ first and then collect


A) external secondary data;internal primary data.
B) internal primary data;external primary data.
C) primary data;secondary data.
D) secondary data;primary data.
E) observational data;questionnaire data.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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When a marketing researcher uses a collection of reports,customer letters,financial statements,and surveys from different departments' archives within her firm to make marketing decisions today,she is using


A) internal secondary data.
B) primary data.
C) external secondary data.
D) sensitivity analysis.
E) probability data.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Test screenings and tracking studies are examples of market research techniques used in the movie industry to


A) estimate a production company's potential market share.
B) identify prospective nominees for industry awards such as the Oscars.
C) create an advance market for the movie's Blu-ray release regardless of whether it is successful in its theater release or not.
D) identify possible story lines or plots for future movie ventures.
E) reduce uncertainty and improve marketing actions.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Carma Laboratories,Inc. ,the maker of Carmex lip balm,used ________ to conduct marketing research to understand the nature of online conversations about lip balm.


A) ethnographic research
B) depth interviews
C) focus groups
D) social media
E) telephone surveys

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The facts and figures related to a research problem are referred to as


A) data.
B) statistics.
C) variables.
D) concepts.
E) constraints.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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A(n) ________ is a method of presenting and analyzing data involving two or more variables to discover relationships in the data.


A) cross tabulation
B) environmental scan
C) absolute value
D) extraction of predictive information
E) experiment

F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

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Research that provides ideas about a vague problem or question is referred to as


A) virtual research.
B) interactive research.
C) causal research.
D) descriptive research.
E) exploratory research.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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