The Practice of Market Research
An Introduction3rd Edition
Yvonne Mcgivern
Nov 2008, Paperback, 584 pagesISBN13: 9780273717072
ISBN10: 0273717073
Description
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The Practice of Market Research offers a comprehensive and understandable account of the techniques and practical tasks involved in setting up and running marketing or social research projects. Although shorter than many market research books, this offers a well-rounded overview, good coverage of both qualitative and quantitative aspects of market research and particularly strong coverage of research design, questionnaire design, sampling and research ethics. This book is linked to The Market Research Society and has plenty of real life examples from big-name companies such as McDonalds and Levis as well as governments and charities. The author's depth of insight and experience of the real world of market research is evident throughout this book.
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Contents
Foreword
The Market Research Society
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART I: INTRODUCING MARKET AND SOCIAL RESEARCH
1. The practice of market and social research
2. Introducing types of research
PART II: GETTING STARTED
3. Planning and designing research
4. Writing the brief and the proposal
5. Doing secondary research
6. Collecting qualitative data
7. Collecting quantitative data
8. Sampling
9. Designing questionnaires
PART III: GETTING ON AND FINISHING UP
10. Managing a research project
11. Analysing qualitative data
12. Analysing quantitative data 1
13. Analysing quantitative data 2
14. Communicating and reviewing the findings
Bibliography
Index
