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Consider Figure 8-4: Question 6 above,which was part of a Wendy's survey that assessed fast-food restaurant preferences among present and prospective consumers.Question 6 illustrates which type of question format?


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

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

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Making action recommendations,implementing action recommendations,and evaluating results take place during which step of the five-step marketing research approach?


A) define the problem
B) take marketing actions
C) collect relevant information
D) develop findings
E) develop the research plan

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

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Consider Figure 8-B above.The question "Do you eat at fast-food restaurants regularly: Yes or No?" is worded poorly because respondents don't know what "regularly" means.This is an example of a(n) __________ question.


A) unanswerable
B) ambiguous
C) two questions in one
D) leading
E) nonmutually exclusive

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

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When Procter & Gamble acquired the Old Spice brand,it decided to reposition the brand by using different television and print advertising to see whether sales would increase.The level of sales is the __________ in this experiment.


A) dependent variable
B) independent variable
C) hypothesis
D) extraneous variable
E) error variable

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

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__________ involves starting with the last known value of the item being forecast,listing the factors that could affect the forecast,assessing whether they have a positive or negative impact,and making the final forecast.


A) direct forecast
B) lost-horse forecast
C) lost-cause forecast
D) indirect forecast
E) incremental forecast

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

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Figure 8-2B above shows that secondary data may be divided into two related parts.If "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) C) and D)

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"Have you been to a dentist within the past 6 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) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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National TV ratings,collected with a "people meter" and published by Nielsen Media Research,are an example of __________ data.


A) internal secondary data
B) interactive industry data
C) external secondary data
D) mechanical observational data
E) sensitivity data

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

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Trend extrapolation involves


A) extending a pattern observed in past data into the future.
B) selecting specific points on a graph of sales or market share,multiplying by the cost of living index,and allowing for a variation of plus or minus 3%.
C) averaging the total sales or market share for the previous 5 years and multiplying that number by the expected GDP growth rate for the next year (say 1.5%) to arrive at the next year's forecast.
D) selecting a given percentage and using that number as a yearly predictive base regardless of changes in sales,revenue,or market share.
E) collecting projections from all regional sales managers and making the final projection.

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

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A marketing research approach that uses a discussion leader to interview 6 to 10 past,present,or prospective customers is referred to as


A) a depth interview.
B) data mining.
C) a research team.
D) a focused interview.
E) a focus group.

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

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A disadvantage of the mall intercept interview method is


A) the difficulty in finding qualified interviewers to work at relatively low salaries.
B) the lack of reliability due to changes in customer traffic during holidays.
C) the ill will it creates with shoppers who are in a hurry or looking for a relaxing mall experience.
D) the people selected may not be representative of the target market.
E) the people only participate if they think they will receive something in return,so their answers are often biased.

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

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Strongly Agree ( ) Agree ( ) Disagree ( ) Strongly Disagree


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

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

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Consider Figure 8-6A above.Suppose you are an owner of a local Wendy's restaurant near a large urban college or university.You hired a marketing research firm to conduct a survey among a sample of respondents in your area to find out their patronage of fast-food restaurants.Four weeks after the firm conducted the survey,it presented the following results to you.Which group of people in terms of age of household had the largest response to the survey?


A) 45 and older
B) once a week or more
C) 25 to 44
D) once a month or less
E) under 25

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

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A survey of buyers' intentions forecast involves


A) starting with the last known value of the item being forecast,listing the factors that could affect the forecast,assessing whether they have a positive or negative impact,and making the final forecast.
B) making decisions without any intervening steps.
C) asking prospective customers if they are likely to buy the product during some future time period.
D) asking the firm's salespeople to estimate sales during a coming period.
E) selecting the forecasting alternative that would allow a firm to survive financially even if the forecasts were totally incorrect.

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

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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) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Surveys that enable the interviewer to be flexible in asking probing questions or getting reactions to visual materials would be best conducted using


A) mail surveys.
B) telephone interviews.
C) fax surveys.
D) individual interviews.
E) on-line surveys.

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

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Measures of success refer to


A) the goals the decision maker seeks to achieve in solving a problem.
B) criteria or standards used in evaluating proposed solutions to a problem.
C) identification of acceptable alternatives for collecting data to solve a problem.
D) objective data used to identify the most profitable solution to a marketing problem.
E) subjective data used to identify the most profitable solution to a marketing problem.

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

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A sample of consumers or stores from which researchers take a series of measurements is referred to as a(n)


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

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

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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 ¾ of her total for last time,or $600.This is an example of a(n)


A) direct forecast
B) lost-horse forecast
C) lost-cause forecast
D) indirect forecast
E) incremental forecast

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

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Melanie manages a local store for a national drug store chain,and had received complaints from several customers about rude employees.In order to determine the status of her customer service,Shelly hired a team of marketing researchers,who posed as customers shopping in the store.Occasionally,they may buy something,but their primary purpose was to take notes and record the actions of the service staff.The research notes Melanie received were a form of __________ data.


A) secondary
B) developmental
C) observational
D) national
E) questionnaire

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

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