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A survey asked consumers of dental products the following question "Have you used toothpaste in the past week? ___ Yes ___ No." The results of this question show that 92.6 percent of the people in New York City have used toothpaste in the past week and 87.2 percent of people in Los Angeles have used toothpaste during the same period. This information was gathered by using which type of question?


A) open-ended
B) dichotomous
C) holistic
D) evaluative
E) Likert scale

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

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The process of selecting elements from a population, collecting data from them, and using it as representative of all those a researcher is interested in is referred to as


A) hypothesis generation.
B) sampling.
C) information gathering.
D) statistical inference.
E) probability extrapolation.

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

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When Home Depot entered the Quebec market in Canada, 2 percent of people were aware of the retail chain. To determine advertising effectiveness during the first 18 months in Quebec, awareness research was done a second time. For this research, it was decided that if at least 50 percent of a 600-person sample of the population were aware of the Home Depot brand, it would continue its present advertising program. This is an example of


A) an objective.
B) a constraint.
C) an assumption.
D) a measure of success.
E) a barrier to entry.

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

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One test of whether marketing research should be done is if


A) different outcomes will lead to different marketing actions.
B) multiple changes can be implemented simultaneously.
C) interpreting the data can be done using a jury of executive opinions.
D) the decision to undertake it is unanimous.
E) there is a budget for the research.

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

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Consider the LEGO Group MINDSTORMS product. LEGO Group designers created MINDSTORMS


A) age
B) gender
C) assembly time
D) cost
E) advertising

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

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Obtaining primary and secondary data 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) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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In a marketing decision, constraints refers to


A) the external factors affecting the number of people who can work on a solution to a problem.
B) the number of possible alternatives in a company's solution set.
C) the restrictions placed on potential solutions to a problem.
D) the internal factors affecting whether to select one alternative over another.
E) the internal factors that determine who in the organization selects the best problem to fit the hypothetical solution.

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

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Martin Lindstrom used __________ to analyze buying processes and presented the findings of his research in his book Buyology.


A) genealogy
B) brain scanning
C) astrology
D) biochemistry
E) numerology

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

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A specialized observational approach in which trained observers seek to discover subtle behavioral and emotional reactions as consumers encounter products in their natural use environment is referred to as __________ research.


A) ethnographic
B) cultural
C) genealogical
D) sociological
E) physiological

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

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There are three key elements when defining a marketing research problem. One of these is


A) specify the objectives.
B) evaluate previous research results.
C) determine how to collect data.
D) identify possible marketing actions.
E) identify data needed for marketing actions.

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

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Each survey method results in valuable ________________, which are facts and figures obtained by asking people about their attitudes, awareness, intentions, and behaviors.


A) hypothetical data
B) generative data
C) evaluative data
D) questionnaire data
E) experiential data

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

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Individual interviews involve


A) several people asking the same person the same questions over a period of time to check for answer reliability.
B) asking respondents in a shopping mall to fill out a brief survey.
C) a single researcher asking questions of one respondent.
D) having the interviewee talk about specific aspects of a product or service using a video camera in his/her natural use environment.
E) a panel of respondents participating in a guided discussion led by an experienced moderator.

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

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Published data from outside the organization are referred to as __________ data.


A) proprietary
B) external primary
C) internal secondary
D) internal primary
E) external secondary

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

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A sales forecast refers to


A) the total sales of a product that a firm expects to sell during a specified time period under specified environmental conditions and its own marketing efforts.
B) sales goals based on past performances of individual sales representatives, used as motivation for productivity among this staff.
C) the total sales from a product that could be generated with a hypothetical set of preferred environmental forces.
D) the total industry sales generated by a product during a specified time period that results from specified environmental conditions.
E) published information about competitors' sales from the NAICS.

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

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Penningtons Superstore, which specializes in plus-size fashions for women, wanted to determine if it should add a line of plus-size junior wear. The following statement reflects which step in the five-step marketing research approach? "To compare the effectiveness of offering products for the teenage market in our current stores versus opening separate stores targeted directly to this market, let's distribute questionnaires to current shoppers and solicit their opinions, set up some focus groups with plus-size teens, and locate any relevant secondary research."


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

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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In marketing, a conscious choice made from among two or more alternatives is referred to as


A) a preference.
B) a paradigm.
C) a conclusion.
D) a paradox.
E) a decision.

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

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Which of the following is not a disadvantage of online surveys?


A) E-mail surveys may be viewed as junk.
B) The cost is high.
C) Some potential respondents have a pop-up blocker that prohibits a browser from opening a separate window that contains the survey.
D) Without the necessary technology, respondents can complete the survey multiple times, creating a significant bias in the results.
E) Some potential respondents may employ spam blockers.

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

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"Have you been to a dentist within the past six months? ___ Yes ___ No" is an example of which type of question?


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

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

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A test market for a new Kellogg's cereal is an example of


A) hypothesis generation.
B) an experiment.
C) secondary data.
D) virtual modeling.
E) probability sampling.

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

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