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Exam #1 | MKT 410 - Marketing Research, Quizzes of Marketing Research

Class: MKT 410 - Marketing Research; Subject: Marketing; University: Colorado State University; Term: Fall 2011;

Typology: Quizzes

2010/2011

Uploaded on 10/10/2011

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TERM 1
Exploratory
Research
DEFINITION 1
Type of research that is used to generate insights, and
deepening the understanding of the problem, consumer
motivations, attitudes, and behaviors
TERM 2
Descriptive
Research
DEFINITION 2
collect quantitative data to answer research questions such
as who, what, where, when and how
TERM 3
Casual
Research
DEFINITION 3
collect data that enables decision makers to determine
cause-and-effect relationships between two or more
variables (tells us why)
TERM 4
Target Population
DEFINITION 4
the population from which the researcher wants to collect
data
TERM 5
Census
DEFINITION 5
the researcher attempts to question or observe all the
members of the target population
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Exploratory

Research

Type of research that is used to generate insights, and

deepening the understanding of the problem, consumer

motivations, attitudes, and behaviors

TERM 2

Descriptive

Research

DEFINITION 2

collect quantitative data to answer research questions such

as who, what, where, when and how

TERM 3

Casual

Research

DEFINITION 3

collect data that enables decision makers to determine

cause-and-effect relationships between two or more

variables (tells us why)

TERM 4

Target Population

DEFINITION 4

the population from which the researcher wants to collect

data

TERM 5

Census

DEFINITION 5

the researcher attempts to question or observe all the

members of the target population

Sample

a small number of members from the target population from

which the researcher collects data

TERM 7

Internal Secondary Data

DEFINITION 7

Customer knowledge information (provided by the customer)

in the form of feedback about product

TERM 8

External Secondary Data

DEFINITION 8

Data collected by an outside organization

TERM 9

Literature Review

DEFINITION 9

A comprehensive examination of information that is related

to research topic

TERM 10

Syndicated

Services

DEFINITION 10

Commercial marketing companies that collect and sell data

Non-response error

a systematic bias that occurs when the final sample differs

from the planned sample

TERM 17

Response error

DEFINITION 17

When respondents have impaired memory or do not respond

accurately

TERM 18

Element

DEFINITION 18

the unit or person from which information is collected,

commonly called "respondent"

TERM 19

Sampling units

DEFINITION 19

the target population elements available for selection during

the sampling process

TERM 20

Sampling

frame

DEFINITION 20

the list of all eligible sampling units

Sample size

the number of elements included in a study

TERM 22

Non-probability sampling

DEFINITION 22

researcher selects elements on personal judgement

orconveniencefrom the target population

TERM 23

Probability Sampling

DEFINITION 23

researcher selects elements from the target population

randomly or by chance

TERM 24

Convenience sampling

DEFINITION 24

relies upon convenience and access (e.g. pop-up surveys on

the internet)

TERM 25

Judgment sampling

DEFINITION 25

relies upon belief that participants fit characteristics

Ratio scales

comparison between responses can be made and there is

"true natural zero"

TERM 32

Scale reliability

DEFINITION 32

consistency in measurement or the degree to which

measures are free from random error and therefore yield

consistent results

TERM 33

Internal consistency

DEFINITION 33

the degree to which the individual questions of a construct

are correlated

TERM 34

Validity

DEFINITION 34

the scale measures what it is supposed to measure

TERM 35

Likert Scale

DEFINITION 35

an ordinal scale format that asks respondents to indicate the

extent to which they agree or disagree with a series of

mental belief or behavioral belief statements about a given

object

Semantic Differential scale

a unique bipolar ordinal scale format that captures a person's

attitudes or feelings about a given product

TERM 37

Behavioral Intention scale

DEFINITION 37

a special type of rating scale designed to capture the

likelihood that people will demonstrate some type of

predictable behavior intent toward purchasing an object in

the future