Suitable for undergraduate students studying Marketing Research. Marketing Research provides a step-by-step treatment of the major choices facing Marketing researchers when using SPSS. Although they may have an understanding of how SPSS works, they may not understand the statistics behind the method. This book bridges the gap. A top author team offer a concise approach to analysing quantitative marketing research data in pracice.
This book offers an easily accessible and comprehensive guide to the entire market research process, from asking market research questions to collecting and analyzing data by means of quantitative methods. It is intended for all readers who wish to know more about the market research process, data management, and the most commonly used methods in market research. The book helps readers perform analyses, interpret the results, and make sound statistical decisions using IBM SPSS Statistics. Hypothesis tests, ANOVA, regression analysis, principal component analysis, factor analysis, and cluster analysis, as well as essential descriptive statistics, are covered in detail. Highly engaging and hands-on, the book includes many practical examples, tips, and suggestions that help readers apply and interpret the data analysis methods discussed. The new edition uses IBM SPSS version 25 and offers the following new features: A single case and dataset used throughout the book to facilitate learning New material on survey design and all data analysis methods to reflect the latest advances concerning each topic Improved use of educational elements, such as learning objectives, keywords, self-assessment tests, case studies, and much more A glossary that includes definitions of all the keywords and other descriptions of selected topics Links to additional material and videos via the Springer Multimedia App
*Real-World Orientation. Throughout the text, Cases, Chapter-Opening Vignettes, Marketing Research War Stories, and Ethical Dilemmas connect the materials to the real world of marketing research, as it's practiced in today's top firms. *Focus on the research user - continues to present marketing research through the eyes of a manager using, or purchasing marketing research information. *Chapter-Opening Vignettes discuss prominent companies/products. *Marketing Research Across the Organization features present a series of questions and scenarios that require students to consider the impact of marketing research on basic business activities related to finance, production, human resources, and so forth. *Real-life Ethical Dilemmas - such as protecting the anonymity of children online and allowing researchers to interview children at school for cash. *Marketing research War Stories - short, amusing anecdotes about the trials and tribulations of conducting marketing research. * SPSS Exercises - at the end of the quantitative chapters give students easy to follow, hands-on experience with this professional level statistical package. * The latest version of SPSS is included in every new copy of the text. * Perseus WebResearcher - a tool (an optional component) for Internet survey creation and the ability to host surveys created on the Perseus website.
Real Data, Real People, Real Research Experience what it's like to work at the frontlines of the marketing research industry! In Marketing Research, 7th Edition, Carl McDaniel, founder of the University of Texas at Arlington's MS In Marketing Research program, and Roger Gates, a full-time marketing researcher, offer you an engaging, highly entertaining, and thoroughly real look at the field today. Drawing from their own real-life experiences, the authors provide insights into the latest trends, what works and what doesn't, and what separates the good research from the bad. You'll discover how to effectively use marketing research to make critical decisions, learn how to manage people, know what to look for in a marketing research report, and much more. Highlights of the Seventh Edition * Three new data cases are based on real data gathered from a nationwide sample of 2,000 college-aged students from the Survey Sampling International database. Cases include and online dating service, an online student travel service, and a new chain of combination fast food/convenience stores. * A new video on Focus Groups shows college students discussing online dating. * From the Front Line boxes present real-life insights from practicing professionals at Roger Gates's research firm, DSS Research. * A Student Version of SPSS 14.0 is packaged with this text. * SPSS exercises follow each quantitative chapter. Data sets and Excel-based versions of the SPSS exercises are available on the Companion Web Site. * New web quizzes enable students to test their understanding of the material. * Includes many new chapter-opening vignettes, global vignettes, and real-life research cases, based on real companies such as Proctor & Gamble, Starbucks, Swiffer dust mops, Gap, and Coach Handbags.
