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The primary purpose of a sneak preview of a film before its release is to


A) rate the performances of the individual actors and actresses for possible Oscar nominations.
B) rate the work of the director and producer for possible Oscar nominations.
C) evaluate the effectiveness of product placements within the film.
D) compare the final film to the original screenplay.
E) identify necessary changes before final editing.

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

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Observational data refer to


A) facts and figures newly collected for the project at hand.
B) facts and figures obtained by asking people questions either through personal interviews, panel discussions, or questionnaires.
C) facts and figures obtained by watching, either mechanically or in person, how people actually behave.
D) facts and figures that have already been recorded from multiple sources before the project.
E) conclusions developed from information obtained from a representative sample of a population.

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

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A decision refers to


A) a premeditated selection resulting in a personal action.
B) a conscious choice among a set of alternatives that creates the least amount of risk.
C) a conscious choice from among two or more alternatives.
D) a subconscious selection of the alternative most consistent with one's personal beliefs.
E) an unconscious choice selected from a subset of positive alternatives.

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

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When Karsh and Hagan Advertising Agency uses information found in the Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report published by Nielsen to plan television advertising schedules for its clients, it is relying on ________ data.


A) neuromarketing
B) primary
C) internal secondary
D) observational
E) external secondary

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

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  Figure 7-2 -Figure 7-2 shows that primary data may be divided into three related parts. If D represents data collected from individual interviews, focus groups, or online surveys, which type of data is D? A)  questionnaire data B)  mined data C)  internal secondary data D)  external secondary data E)  observational data Figure 7-2 -Figure 7-2 shows that primary data may be divided into three related parts. If D represents data collected from individual interviews, focus groups, or online surveys, which type of data is D?


A) questionnaire data
B) mined data
C) internal secondary data
D) external secondary data
E) observational data

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

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A(n) ________ is a type of forecast that involves estimating the value to be forecast without any intervening steps.


A) direct forecast
B) survey forecast
C) lost-horse forecast
D) lost-cause forecast
E) intention forecast

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

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A(n) ________ scale is a five-point scale in which the opposite ends have one- or two-word adjectives that have opposite meanings.


A) dichotomous
B) open-ended
C) Likert
D) attitudinal
E) semantic differential

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

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In marketing research, ________ involves generalizing the results from the sample to much larger groups of distributors, customers, or prospects to help decide on marketing actions.


A) nonprobability sampling
B) probability sampling
C) extrapolation
D) statistical inference
E) criteria sampling

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

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All of the following are sources of primary data except which?


A) government publications
B) observational data
C) experiments
D) social media
E) panels

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

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Briefly explain the best-known statistical method, trend extrapolation, used by marketers to develop a company's sales forecasts. In your explanation, explain the strengths and weaknesses of using this method.

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The best-known statistical method of for...

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Making recommendations, implementing them, and evaluating results take place during which step of the five-step marketing research approach?


A) define the problem
B) take marketing actions
C) collect relevant information
D) develop findings
E) develop the research plan

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

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A market researcher showed a plain print ad of a new brand of designer jeans to several groups of college students and asked the students to rate the quality of the jeans. Then the researcher showed some other college students a print ad featuring movie star Scarlett Johansson wearing the new brand and again asked the students to rate the quality of the jeans. The marketer predicted that after viewing the ad featuring Johansson, the students' ratings of the jeans would be more positive than previously. In this experiment, students' ratings of the new blue jeans served as the


A) dependent variable.
B) independent variable.
C) social environmental force.
D) secondary data.
E) constraint.

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

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________ is a vague term generally used to describe large amounts of data collected from a variety of sources and analyzed with an increasingly sophisticated set of technologies.


A) Big data
B) Data visualization
C) Data intelligence
D) Data mining
E) Data tabulation

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

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The two aspects of the process for evaluating the results of a marketing decision are evaluating the decision itself and


A) evaluating the sales results.
B) conducting a SWOT analysis.
C) evaluating the decision process used.
D) beginning a new environmental scan.
E) reallocating resources to become more efficient and effective.

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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  Figure 7-2 -Figure 7-2 shows that primary data may be divided into three related parts. If C represents data collected from mechanical, personal, or neuromarketing methods, which type of data is C? A)  questionnaire data B)  mined data C)  internal secondary data D)  external secondary data E)  observational data Figure 7-2 -Figure 7-2 shows that primary data may be divided into three related parts. If C represents data collected from mechanical, personal, or neuromarketing methods, which type of data is C?


A) questionnaire data
B) mined data
C) internal secondary data
D) external secondary data
E) observational data

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

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Consider the LEGO Group MINDSTORMS® product. If the marketing research measure of success is assembly time for a particular design meant for middle-school students, which would be the best possible marketing action if the results of a marketing research study concluded, "All 10 teams could assemble Design B in 20 minutes but only three teams completed Design A"?


A) Redesign the kits so that assembly time is more uniform.
B) Introduce Design B.
C) Introduce the Design A, but add more new features to charge a higher price.
D) Mine the data further for student reactions.
E) Consult the marketing dashboards to analyze LEGO Group sales in the United States.

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

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Making recommendations, implementing those recommendations, and evaluating the results would take place during which step of the five-step marketing research approach?


A) Collect relevant information.
B) Develop the research plan.
C) Develop findings.
D) Take marketing actions.
E) Define the problem.

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

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Likert and semantic differential are two forms of fixed alternative questions that have three or more choices and use


A) a frequency distribution.
B) a scale.
C) a measure of success.
D) an open-ended question.
E) a constraint.

F) B) and E)
G) C) 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 organizations that accomplishes this successfully is often referred to as


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

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

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The presentation of the results of data analysis is becoming a new field of marketing research known as


A) external data sources.
B) data visualization.
C) data warehouse presentations.
D) internal data source coding.
E) data maximization.

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

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