Resources Library by ANA

Research World (June 2005)

It's good news that the industry is searching out ways to rejuvenate and improve itself. It is only with this attitude that the profession advances. The well-known toolkit - with group discussions, in-depth interviews and a variety of projective,...

Catalogue: Research World 2005

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

June 1, 2005

Research World (November 2001)

The market research industry in Japan is the fourth largest worldwide and accounts for 8% of global research turnover. Three of the world's largest research companies are headquartered in Tokyo but unlike the other global giants, less than 2% of...

Catalogue: Research World 2001

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

November 1, 2001

Clearing the eMist

The paper focuses on issues associated with ethical behaviour and research on the internet. The authors note the reasons for increased interest in research on the internet and describe the link between ethical behaviour and research quality,...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 2000: The Impact Of Networking

Authors: Ian Brace, John Pallister, Clive Nancarrow

September 23, 2001

Exploiting analytical advances

This paper considers the implications of new analytic advances on Internet-based surveys of non-random samples. The empirical evidence presented indicate that Internet-based forecasts in the 2000 U.S. elections were two times more accurate than...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference Worldwide Online Measurement 2001

Authors: George Terhanian, Renee Smith, John Bremer, Randall K. Thomas

Company: Harris Interactive (Europe)

June 1, 2001

Improving market researcher's contribution to business decision making

This paper in the form of a ten-step guide is aimed at helping improve the quality of information-based business decision making. The paper encourages information suppliers to think more closely about ways in which they can help their decision making...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Global Healthcare 2001: Changes In Competitive Dynamics

Author: David Smith

Company: DVL Smith Ltd

April 1, 2001

Paradata

The web provides researchers with a gold mine. Every click, response, page movement and delay can be logged and used for analysis. The amount of data that can be captured from web surveys is vast and comprehensive. This paper aims to explain the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Net Effects 2001

Author: Andrew Jeavons

February 11, 2001

Speed, power and efficiency

This paper presents a case study involving a leading pharmaceutical information company that uses internet-based research as a means of gathering primary data from physicians and other subjects. The company, MORPACE Pharma Group, is now moving toward...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Net Effects 2001

Authors: Karen J. Partridge, Allen Kamer

February 11, 2001

Qualitative computing for marketing and business

In business and marketing, qualitative research is needed but rarely accepted. Data from focus group discussions, case histories or interviews requires qualitative analysis if the researcher is to discover new meanings in accounts or interpret...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 2000: The Impact Of Networking

Authors: Tom Richards, Lyn Richards

September 1, 2000

Designing questions for children

To put this paper into its correct context: ‘should we really be conducting quantitative research with children?’The answer is that for all practical purposes we cannot. We have to accept and recognise the limitations of the data we can...

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol.9: Researching Youth

Author: Paul A. Mayes

August 1, 2000