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Data processing and analysis

This chapter describes the data processing and data analysis stages of the quantitative market research process. These steps follow after data have been collected by interviewers, respondents or via automated registration systems. They are followed...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Handbook Of Market And Opinion Research

Author: Niels J. Grommé

September 1, 1998

Birds of a feather phone together

The fast development of mobile telephony in many countries has surprised many forecasters. However based on the results presented here we believe that using a value-based approach could have reduced the gap between projections and market reality ...

Catalogue: Seminar 1998: Competition And Innovation In The Telecommunications Industry

Authors: Michael Bjorn, Michel Ladet

June 15, 1998

How to determine the size of a sample

How should I decide on the sample size for a survey? That is a question often posed by survey researchers to statisticians. It is difficult to answer simply as in market research we carry out surveys which more often than not carry a large number of...

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

Author: Paul Harris

February 14, 1995

IT as a strategy to manage the process of quantitative research

In this paper the process of large-scale quantitative research is examined with the aim of finding ways to reduce costs and improve quality. The paper focuses on the role IT plays in fieldwork preparation, fieldwork management, data collection and...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Information Technology- How Can Research Keep Up With The Peace Of Change

Author: Niels J. Grommé

Company: NIPO

January 1, 1995

Staying in touch

There are many ways of staying in touch with the consumer. As a researcher, I would have to bring up both quantitative and qualitative research. Clearly, quantitative has a major role in understanding the consumer in a lot of detail. At the same...

Catalogue: Seminar 1990: Qualitative Research- How Are We Preparing For The Future?

Author: Jay Faberman

June 15, 1990

The future development of the Balearic isalnds

The market research conducted to provide a comprehensive assessment of the future needs of the holiday industry, with particular reference to the development of the Balearic Islands, took the form of a five stage study. In summary it involved a...

Catalogue: Seminar 1988: Travel And Tourism Research

Author: Malcom R. Mather

May 4, 1988

Omnibus surveys

Omnibus surveys are in very widespread use within the market research industry and have become a well-established, valuable and cost-effective means of conducting market research surveys. This chapter explains briefly what omnibus surveys are and how...

Catalogue: Consumer Market Research Handbook

Author: Richard Davies

August 1, 1986

The general image of industry

This report shows the image position of industry in the Austrian population by quantitative research representative for people up from 14 years. Research program covers spontaneous associations to the stimulus "industry", advantages and disadvantages...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Problem Solving In Industrial Marketing

Author: Werner Till

Company: GfK

June 15, 1986

New magazines

This paper describes some practical marketing research techniques, used by VNU (United Dutch Publishing Companies) in order to indicate in a reasonably adequate and reliable way the market possibilities of a new magazine. Based on the results of this...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: New Developments In Media Research

Author: John Rodenburg

November 2, 1983