Fundamentals of marketing research

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Fundamentals of marketing research

Scott M. Smith, Gerald S. Albaum

Sage, c2005

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Click on the Supplements tab above for further details on the different versions of SPSS programs. Fundamentals of Marketing Research covers all facets of marketing research including method, technique, and analysis at all levels. The methodological scope regarding research design, data collection techniques, and measurement is broad with three chapters devoted to the critical area of measurement and scaling. The presentation is from primarily a pragmatic and user-oriented perspective which aides the student to evaluate the research presented to them. This text explores cutting-edge technologies and new horizons while ensuring students have a thorough grasp of research fundamentals. Key Features * Contains a wealth of modern methods and techniques not found in competing texts * Provides numerous illustrative cases at the end of each section * Integrates international marketing research throughout instead of placing it in a separate chapter * Has a full chapter devoted to the essential topic of online research * An Instructor's Manual on CD-ROM provides instructors with examination questions, additional background material on discussion questions in the text, and other helpful aids Fundamentals of Marketing Research has been bundled at no additional cost to the students, with a license to use to prepare and distribute an online survey.

Table of Contents

Preface Part I: What is Marketing Research? 1. The Nature of Marketing Research 2. Planning for Marketing Research and the Research Process 3. Research Design Cases for Part I Part II: Techniques for Obtaining Data 4. Secondary Data and Sources 5. Information From Respondents 6. Online Marketing Research 7. Qualitative Research and Observation 8. Experimentation Cases for Part II Part III: Measurement 9. General Concepts of Measurement 10. Measurement and Scaling in Marketing Research 11. Designing Questionnaires Cases for Part III Part IV: Sampling 12. Sampling Procedures in Marketing Research 13. Sample Size Cases for Part IV Part V: Analyzing Data 14. The Analysis Process--Basic Concepts of Editing, Coding, and Descriptive Analysis 15. Hypothesis Testing and Univariate Analysis 16. Bivariate Analysis: Differences Between Sample Groups 17. Bivariate Analysis: Measures of Association 18. Multivariate Statistical Analysis 19. Multivariate Analysis: Factor Analysis, Clustering Methods, Multidimensional Scaling, and Conjoint Analysis Cases for Part V Part VI: The Research Report 20. Reporting Research Results Appendix A: Statisitcal Tables Glossary of Terms Name Index Subject Index About the Authors

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  • NCID
    BA7103110X
  • ISBN
    • 0761988521
  • LCCN
    2004009992
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 881 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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