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PublisherCengage South-Western

ISBN-101133188540

ISBN-139781133188544

eBay Product ID (ePID)160114862

Product Key Features

Number of Pages512 Pages

Publication NameBasic Marketing Research (With Qualtrics Printed Access Card)

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMarketing / General, Marketing / Research

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics

AuthorTracy A. Suter, Gilbert A. Churchill, Tom J. Brown

SeriesTest Series Page Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height11.1 in

Item Weight44.8 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width8.7 in

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Edition Number8

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsBRIEF CONTENTS.PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING RESEARCH AND PROBLEM FORMULATION.1. The Role of Marketing Research.2. The Research Process and Ethical Concerns.3. Problem Formulation.4. Exploratory Research.PART II: Working with Existing Information to Solve Problems.5. Decision Support Systems: Introduction.6. Decision Support Systems: Working with "Big Data".7. Using External Secondary Data.PART III: COLLECTING PRIMARY DATA TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.8. Causal Research.9. Collecting Descriptive Primary Data.10. Collecting Data by Observation.11. Collecting Data by Communication.12. Asking Good Questions.13. Designing the Data Collection Form.14. Developing the Sampling Plan.15. Data Collection: Enhancing Response Rates while Limiting Errors.PART IV: ANALYZING DATA.16. Data Preparation for Analysis.17. Analysis and Interpretation: Individual Variables Independently.18. Analysis and Interpretation: Multiple Variables Simultaneously.PART IV: REPORTING THE RESULTS.19. The Oral Research Presentation.20. The Written Research Report.Appendix.Endnotes.Glossary.Index.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.83

Table Of ContentBRIEF CONTENTS.PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING RESEARCH AND PROBLEM FORMULATION.1. The Role of Marketing Research.2. The Research Process and Ethical Concerns.3. Problem Formulation.4. Exploratory Research.PART II: Working with Existing Information to Solve Problems.5. Decision Support Systems: Introduction.6. Decision Support Systems: Working with "Big Data".7. Using External Secondary Data.PART III: COLLECTING PRIMARY DATA TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.8. Causal Research.9. Collecting Descriptive Primary Data.10. Collecting Data by Observation.11. Collecting Data by Communication.12. Asking Good Questions.13. Designing the Data Collection Form.14. Developing the Sampling Plan.15. Data Collection: Enhancing Response Rates while Limiting Errors.PART IV: ANALYZING DATA.16. Data Preparation for Analysis.17. Analysis and Interpretation: Individual Variables Independently.18. Analysis and Interpretation: Multiple Variables Simultaneously.PART IV: REPORTING THE RESULTS.19. The Oral Research Presentation.20. The Written Research Report.Appendix.Endnotes.Glossary.Index.

SynopsisWhy is BASIC MARKETING RESEARCH the best-selling marketing textbook? It is a best seller because it's written from a student's perspective. Authors Brown, Suter, and Churchill know that for a marketing textbook to be effective, students have to be able to understand it. And they've achieved that time and again. This edition is packed with the features that made it a best-seller in the first place, from study tools to updated content to an easy-to-read writing style. Plus, in this volume you'll learn more about how experts gather data and how to use it yourself to turn greater profits.

LC Classification NumberHF5415.2