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Scanner data that provides information on purchases by brand, size, price, and flavor or formulation are called volume-tracking data.

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________ is marketing that involves using powerful computers with advanced statistical and other software to analyze large databases to discover hidden patterns in the data.


A) Data mining
B) Mass marketing
C) Parallel marketing
D) Traditional marketing
E) Competitive intelligence

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According to the text, a longitudinal design provides a series of pictures, which track the changes that take place over time.

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Companies that collect and sell common pools of data designed to serve information needs shared by a number of clients are called syndicated services or syndicated sources.

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________ is conducted on a small and nonrepresentative sample, so the findings should be regarded as tentative and should be used as building blocks for further research.


A) Causal research
B) Exploratory research
C) Conclusive research
D) Descriptive research
E) Focused research

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If a company is interested in determining the in-store shelf exposure of their brand versus competitive brands, the most effective way to obtain this information is via ________.


A) scanner data
B) in-store intercepts where consumers were observed purchasing a product in a particular category
C) telephone interviews with individuals who made a recent purchase in a particular category
D) an audit
E) panel data from individuals in the interested category

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Regarding supermarket loyalty cards, a shopper provides demographic and shopping-related information when applying for the cards.At check-out, the UPC-coded loyalty cards are swiped prior to scanning the items for purchase.Typically, databases gather the list of items that are scanned at check-out and match them to the shopper's records.


A) Maintaining these databases reduces grocery-store profits by 11 percent each year.
B) In 2004, Congress proposed legislation limiting loyalty card programs.
C) The supermarkets' data from these loyalty programs cannot be sold to syndicated research firms.
D) Forty percent of supermarkets have reported increased sales as a result of implementing their loyalty card programs.
E) Most consumers are unaware that the supermarkets have all this information on them.

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A data gathering technique that is comprised of samples of respondents whose television viewing behavior is automatically recorded by electronic devices is referred to as ________.


A) scanner panels/cable TV
B) scanner panels
C) purchase panels
D) media panels

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Which of the following describes information services offered by marketing research organizations that provide information from a common database to firms that subscribe to the service?


A) syndicated services
B) primary services
C) secondary services
D) modular services
E) online services

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In a short essay, describe the uses of scanner data and list at least three advantages and three disadvantages of using scanner data.

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Scanner data are useful for a variety of...

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A focus group is an example of a general business source of external secondary data.

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Research designed to assist the decision maker in determining, evaluating, and selecting the best course of action in a given situation is called subjective research.

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Scanner panels collect scanner data wherein panel members are issued an ID card allowing panel members' purchases to be linked to their identities.

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Which of the following practices might be unethical?


A) the use of secondary data alone when the research requires primary data collection
B) The client is billed a fixed fee for the project.
C) the unnecessary collection of expensive primary data when the research problem can be addressed based on secondary sources alone
D) Both A and C are correct.

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Purchase panel respondents like those on NPD's Online Panel provide detailed information on all of the following EXCEPT ________.


A) brand and amount purchased
B) price paid
C) special deals used
D) store where purchased
E) All of the above are provided by those NPD respondents.

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A type of research design that has as its primary objective the provision of insights into and comprehension of the problem situation confronting the researcher is called ________.


A) conclusive research
B) descriptive research
C) causal research
D) exploratory research
E) insight research

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A cause-and-effect study is a major type of descriptive study.

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The collection of product movement data for wholesalers and retailers is called a focus group.

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Scanner data that provides information on purchases by brand, size, price, and flavor or formulation are called ________.


A) segmenting data
B) volume-tracking data
C) secondary data
D) modular data
E) audiologs

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Descriptive research is a type of ________ that has as its major objective the description of something - usually market characteristics or functions.


A) subjective research
B) exploratory research
C) conclusive research
D) observational research
E) supporting research

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