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Decreasing Data Precision to Achieve Increased Sample Sizes: A bold, wise move from Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada recently announced a trial usage of Random Tabular Adjustment, RTA in their publicly released datafiles (read the academic paper by Mark Stinner here). RTA is a fancy name for a fairly simple process that will give external researchers … Continue reading
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Marketing Research Essentials: How to Reduce the Risks of Marketing Innovation Through Consumer Research
Like the academic strategy of “Publish or Perish,” consumer brands often have a strategy of “Innovate or Die.” Many companies see product and service innovations as one of the most important paths to long-term business success. With innovation being a … Continue reading
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Pink Toast and Other Top Market Research Posts from 2018
In the market research industry, 2018 will forever be known as the arrival year for AI and blockchain (Well done on the first patent, 20/20 research!) In Canada, we also got to witness the birth and growth of a brand-new … Continue reading
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What are the different types of marketing segmentation?
In the marketing world, segmentation research involves identifying subgroups of people within a larger population so that each subgroup has similar needs or desires. Understanding the various segments of people within a product or service category allows marketers to design … Continue reading
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Why are Twitter Polls a Bad Idea?
To be fair, we occasionally run Twitter polls. We’ve asked about brand trackers, personal use of cannabis, Thanksgiving food, and a variety of other research topics. Twitter polls are a fun way to encourage people to think about a topic, … Continue reading
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9 Essential Checks for a Questionnaire Pilot Test
When you’ve finally finished writing your questionnaire, after you’ve written, rewritten, and edited it ten times and the client has rewritten and edited it another ten times, you’re ready to test it in field with a small percentage of your … Continue reading
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Tagged age, analysis, data collection, data quality, demographics, fieldwork, gender, online data collection, programming, quality assurance, quantitative, questionnaire, reporting, sample, sex, survey
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When to use a probability versus a nonprobability sample
There are two main types of samples and researchers are regularly at odds with each other over which one is better. In reality, neither is better. Each one is better suited for some needs and less so for other needs. … Continue reading
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A Plan for Change: Market research goals you can actually accomplish this year
I’m pretty tired of New Year’s Resolutions that are completely unattainable. Only an incredibly tiny minority of people ARE able to lose those 25 pounds, write in their mindfulness journal every day, or read a novel every month. With that … Continue reading
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