Resources Library by ANA

Theory and application of multivariate methods (dependence)

In our data matrix we have one variable of particular interest and we wish to see how it is affected by movements in a single explanatory variable. For example, the variable we might be interested in is Sales in £mn and we may wish to know how it...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Teach-In Seminar 1995: All You Ever Wanted To Know About Sampling, Statistics And Questionnaires

Author: Paul Harris

February 14, 1995

The function of media

Media have very different characteristics, not only in terms of differences in readership or listenership and this type of related dimensions, but I am also thinking of differences in communication capacity based on differences in the level of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1974: The Challenges Facing Marketing Research

Author: Benno Stoppelman

September 1, 1974

Standardizing advertising for the international market

Should advertising of various products and services be standardized in the international market, or are there too many cultural obstacles? At one extreme is the view that one basic advertising theme is desirable because of similarities in points of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1975: Quality In Research

Author: Steuart Henderson Britt

August 1, 1975

Exciting new conjoint options, via the web

Over the last few years there have been tremendous advances in the world of conjoint analysis in terms of software, mathematics, topics considered, and approaches. These advances create exciting new opportunities for conjoint analysis over the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Net Effects 2001

Author: Ray Poynter

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

February 11, 2001

Alcohol drinkers in Japan

This paper proposes a new technique for measuring consumer's attitudes which might have fuzzy characteristics. In most of the traditional market segmentation, multidimensional configurations are initially divided into several discrete clusters and...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1992: The Race Against Expectations

Author: Hirohiko Asano

Company: Nippon Research Center Ltd.

September 1, 1992

Effects of changing consumer lifestyles in the retail market

In this paper three topical ways of segmenting retail markets are discussed illustrating the principal advantages and unique insights afforded by each of them individually. By use of a matrix approach it will then be shown how they can be combined...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Facing Up To The Challenges In Retailing

Author: Douglas Parker

Company: Douglas Parker Associates (Pty) Ltd.

June 15, 1995

Cluster analysis

Clustering normally operates on the rows of the data matrix. It seeks to find groupings or clusters of respondents who exhibit similar patterns in terms of the variables measured.

Catalogue: ESOMAR Teach-In Seminar 1995: All You Ever Wanted To Know About Sampling, Statistics And Questionnaires

Author: Paul Harris

February 14, 1995

Consumerism and communications

In this paper I propose to use 'consumerism' in a very wide sense, with regard to focus of attention and degree; but to avoid assumptions of secondary implications. This paper will proceed to discuss some psychographics work as a starting point for...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/WAPOR Congress 1973: The Application Of Market And Social Research For More Efficient Planning

Author: Mark R. C. Lovell

September 1, 1973

Factor analysis

The paper shows how different versions of factor analysis applied to the same data can lead to different results. In contrast, factor analyses of data which differ can lead to the same results. These are two major limitations of the technique. Two...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1976: Research That Works For Today's Marketing Problems

Authors: Martin Alan Collins, Andrew S. C. Ehrenberg, Gerald J. Goodhardt

June 15, 1976