Marketing Research Test #1
Last updated 3/13/09

The first examination is scheduled during class on March 18. Test #1 will be a combination of multiple choice and short answer questions. The following is a list of study questions to help you to prepare for the examination. Additional information will be provided during class on March 16th.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Marketing Research

1.

What are the steps in the marketing research process?

2.

Define marketing research. What are some of the noteworthy aspects of this definition?

3.

What is a Marketing Information System? How is a Decision Support System different from a Marketing Information System?

Chapter 2: Defining the Marketing Research Problem and Developing an Approach

1.

Which step in the marketing research process is most important? Why?

2.

What can be done to help define the research problem?

3.

How are primary and secondary data different?

4.

How are management decision problems different from marketing research problems?

5.

How are research questions different from hypotheses?

Chapter 3: Research Design

1.

Define research design.

2.

How are exploratory research and causal research different?

3.

Why is descriptive research conducted? How is it different than causal research?

4.

How are longitudinal research and cross-sectional research different?

5.

What is the difference between random sampling errors and non-sampling errors?

Chapter 16: Data Analysis

1.

What are the statistics associated with frequency distribution? (Be able to interpret them.)

2.

How is an alternative hypothesis different from a null hypothesis?

3.

What is the difference between a Type-1 error (alpha error) and a Type-2 error?

4.

Interpretation of a chi-square result.

Chapter 17: More Data Analysis

1.

Interpret t-test and ANOVA results. Are there any assumptions that you need to be concerned about for them?

2.

What is the difference between a dependent and independent variable?

3.

How are paired and independent sample t-tests different?

Chapter 18: Correlation and Regression

1.

What does a regression line represent?

2.

How are correlation and regression different?

3.

Interpret a simple regression results.