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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| awareness | The proportion of people who are familiar with a product, brand name or trademark. |
| marketing research | The planning, collection, and analysis of data relevant to marketing decision making, and the communication of the results of this analysis to management. |
| census | A sample consisting of the entire population. |
| closed | Questions that ask the respondent to choose from a limited number of pre-listed answers. |
| data processing | Organization of data for the purpose of producing desired information; involves recording, classifying, sorting, summarizing, calculating, disseminating and storing data. |
| focus group | A qualitative market research technique in which a group of participants (approx. 10) of common demographics, attitudes, or purchase patterns are led through a discussion of a particular topic by a trained moderator. |
| market segmentation | The process of dividing a total market into sub-groups of consumers who exhibit differing sensitivities to one or more marketing mix variables. |
| open ended question | A question that has no prelisted answers, which requires the respondent to answer is his or her own words. |
| primary research | Conducting research to collect new data to solve a marketing information need. |
| secondary research | Analyzing information from previously conducted research projects. |