Tuesday, June 12, 2012

STR Research and Statistical Analysis A

Research and Statistical Analysis




Research/statistical analysis:

Data Acquisition

Evaluation of source data

Probability

Forecasting

Information creation

Use of assumptions



72. Which of the following types of marketing research firms would best be described as being one that gathers consumer and trade information which they sell for a fee; for example, Nielsen Media Research?

a. 0 Custom marketing research firms

b. 0 Syndicated-service research firms

c. 0 Specialty-line marketing research firms

d. 0 General-line marketing research firms

e. 0 Non-profit marketing research firms



73. A scatter diagram

a. 0 is a graphic tool designed to portray the relationship between variables and uses interval or ratio scale data

b. 0 only relies on ration scale data

c. 0 does not allow negative values.

d. 0 is a graphic tool designed to portray the relationship between nominal data

e. 0 is not a reliable measurement of data



74. Events are independent if

a. 0 by virtue of one event happening another cannot.

b. 0 the probability of their occurrence is greater than 1.

c. 0 we can count the possible outcomes.

d. 0 the probability of one event happening does not affect the probability of another event happening

e. 0 none of these



75. If a marketing researcher selects the most accessible population members, he or she would have selected the ________ sampling method.

a. 0 simple random

b. 0 stratified random

c. 0 cluster

d. 0 judgment

e. 0 convenience



76. Which source of evidence to support experimental results is most threatened by the use of a field experiment?

a. 0 Agreement between the IV and DV

b. 0 Time order of the occurrence of the variables

c. 0 Control of contamination from extraneous variables

d. 0 Use of a control group

e. 0 Manipulation of the IV



77. A _____ scale is a scale that scores an object or property without making a direct comparison to another object or property

a. 0 ranking

b. 0 rating

c. 0 categorization

d. 0 sorting

e. 0 recording



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