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A ________ is a sample of consumers or stores from which researchers take a series of measurements.


A) representative group
B) jury of executive opinion
C) panel
D) survey of experts
E) focus group

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

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Sherrie sold about $800 worth of produce last weekend at a farmer's market, but it was sunny and warm both days. This Saturday and Sunday are both supposed to be rainy, so she thinks fewer people will attend. She estimates she'll only sell about three-fourths of her total for last time, or $600. This is an example of


A) a direct forecast.
B) a lost-horse forecast.
C) a buyers' intentions forecast.
D) an indirect forecast.
E) an incremental forecast.

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

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In marketing, ________ are ideas about products or services.


A) theories
B) designs
C) models
D) impressions
E) concepts

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

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Members of the Book Promoters Association of Canada recently questioned what could be done to rejuvenate the Canadian book publishing industry. Some claimed the problem was that many Canadian bookstores had been replaced by Amazon.com. Others said the problem was stodgy advertising. Still others believed the problem was small budgets for marketing programs. The best way to identify the problem would be to use


A) market analysis.
B) marketing management.
C) a marketing audit.
D) marketing research.
E) data mining.

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

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A publishing company sponsors a discussion session with seven college instructors who use a specific management textbook. The instructors meet with a moderator who asks their opinions about the textbook, its instructor's manual, and its video and written cases. This is


A) a jury of executive thought.
B) a consumer panel.
C) an information forum.
D) a focus group.
E) a depth interview.

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

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Analyzing data and presenting the results of this analysis 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) A) and D)

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When customers have their groceries scanned at the supermarket checkout counter, data regarding product sales and coupon redemptions are collected and processed by tracking services such as IRI's InfoScan. Consumer product firms such as Procter & Gamble use data collected by IRI to allocate scarce marketing resources. For P&G, such data should be considered


A) internal secondary data.
B) primary data.
C) external secondary data.
D) sensitivity analysis.
E) probability data.

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

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

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Analyzing the data obtained during the marketing research project and presenting the results take place during which step of the five-step marketing research approach?


A) Collect relevant information.
B) Develop findings.
C) Take marketing actions.
D) Plan the budget.
E) Identify constraints.

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

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IBM, Tesla, and Amazon are using ________ to operate Watson, guide self-driving cars, and make purchase recommendations, respectively.


A) cloud
B) data visualization
C) corrective
D) artificial intelligence
E) carousel

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

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Facts and figures obtained by watching, either mechanically or in person, how people actually behave are referred to as ________ data.


A) inspection
B) hypothetical
C) primary source
D) observational
E) eyewitness

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

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  Figure 8-2 -Figure 8-2 above shows that secondary data may be divided into two related parts. If Box A represents marketing input and outcome data (budgets, call reports, customer communications, etc.) , which type of data is A? A)  questionnaire data B)  mined data C)  internal secondary data D)  external secondary data E)  observational data Figure 8-2 -Figure 8-2 above shows that secondary data may be divided into two related parts. If Box A represents marketing input and outcome data (budgets, call reports, customer communications, etc.) , which type of data is A?


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

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

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Penningtons Superstore specializes in plus-size fashions for women. It was considering adding a line of teen plus sizes to its stores, so it contracted with a marketing research firm to make sure that the teen plus-size market was a viable one. Decision makers needed the results of its study by September 15 so Penningtons could introduce the line the following March, if the market was viable. The major constraint for research here is


A) collecting secondary data.
B) finding primary research candidates to interview.
C) meeting the time deadline.
D) establishing measures of success.
E) locating age-appropriate styles in plus sizes.

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

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Mechanical, personal, or neuromarketing methods are ways that ________ data can be collected.


A) virtual
B) primary source
C) hypothetical
D) observational
E) statistical

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

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All of these are advantages to using cross tabulations to organize and present marketing data except which?


A) Cross tabulations can be used to summarize experimental data.
B) Cross tabulations clearly show the relationships between all the variables in a survey.
C) Cross tabulations can be used to summarize observational data.
D) Cross tabulations can be used to summarize questionnaire data.
E) Cross tabulations have great flexibility.

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

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Facts and figures that have already been recorded before the project at hand are referred to as


A) primary data.
B) empirical data.
C) secondary data.
D) demographic data.
E) observational data.

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

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All of the following are downsides to data mining except which?


A) Some of the information found on the Internet is factually incorrect.
B) Personal, private data on most Americans are available on the Internet.
C) It is easy for almost anyone to find out your personal information through both online and offline sources.
D) You can use the Internet to find out which companies are obtaining your personal data.
E) Many firms obtain personal, private data by placing cookies on a person's computer or use tracking apps to forward location information from a user's mobile phone.

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

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Good marketing research requires great care especially because of inherent difficulties in asking consumers questions. What are the three basic problems faced by marketing researchers when trying to assess consumers' willingness to buy products or services with which they are not familiar?

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Facts and figures that are newly collected for a project at hand are referred to as


A) statistical data.
B) empirical data.
C) secondary data.
D) primary data.
E) inferential data.

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

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________ surveys are usually biased because those most likely to respond are those who have had especially positive or negative experiences with the product or brand.


A) Personal interview
B) Online
C) Telephone
D) Fax
E) Mail

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

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