by May 10, 2013
Ok so just what is a Likert scale anyway? If you have been in
market research, or any form of survey research, for any length of
time you have no doubt come across the ubiquitous Likert scale and
its strongly agree to strongly disagree framework. In the years I
have been involved in constructing...read more
by April 8, 2013
It has been said many times that randomness is next to godliness in
the world of experimental design. I would extend this thinking to
the structured world of survey research as well. In this post we
will look at two methods for incorporating randomness into your
online survey design. Cvent offers...read more
by April 1, 2013
What is statistical significance anyway? The core of our survey
data analysis should be directed toward generating consumer
insights that are both meaningful and actionable. In order to
achieve this joint goal we have to keep our eye on significance,
both statistical and managerial.Previously we...read more
by February 19, 2013
Are questions with dichotomous answers the best use of our online
survey design? Answering this question is not as simple as saying
Yes or No. Dichotomous questions (those with two response options)
may be simple to answer, however they leave one key component
behind. Variance allows us to dive more...read more
by January 7, 2013
While we highlight the most popular posts from a given month in our
newsletter, one of my favorite activities is to look back and see
what posts were the most popular overall each year. Keeping with
tradition, here's a look back across the 20 most popular posts of
2012! Customer Loyalty Month: 25...read more
by December 6, 2012
How much do you know about your customers? I mean do you really
know them? At the heart of consumer market research lays a wealth
of attitude data that is seldom tapped into. Leading marketers have
taken the time to delve into this pool because they realize that
attitudes precede behavior. How we...read more
by December 4, 2012
I recently taught a session of introduction to quantitative
methods. The students brought up several excellent questions
including a series on data types. There is no way of escaping at
least a cursory chat on data types if you are involved in either
consumer or B2B market research. The...read more
by October 12, 2012
One of the great advantages of an online survey platform is its
ability to easily create gridded questions. Commonly known as grids
these questions are actually several questions which all use a
common scale. A Likert scale is a good example where respondents
are asked to rate their level of...read more
by May 14, 2012
How do you measure agreement? Measuring agreement is one of the
most commonly employed practices in the realm of consumer and B2B
market research. The questions at hand could be focused on
agreement with a product concept, agreement with the main tenets in
an advertisement, or to what degree a...read more
by May 4, 2012
According to Dictionary.com integrity is defined as “adherence to
moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character;
honesty.” Our goal as market researchers is to provide actionable
insights that can drive more effective marketing. This is true
regardless of whether or not our focus is B2B...read more
