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1) Overview
2) Importance of Defining a Problem
3) The Process of Defining the Problem and
Developing an Approach
4) Tasks involved in Problem Definition
i. Discussions with Decision Makers
ii. Interviews with Industry Experts
iii. Secondary Data Analysis
iv. Qualitative Research
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Cha pter Ou tl ine
When he looked
perplexed, I
explained that
data analysis is not
an independent
exercise.
OBJECTIVES
BUYER BEHAVIOR
LEGAL ENVIROMENT
ECONOMIC ENVIROMENT
Broad Statement
Specific Components
Objective/Theoretical Foundations
Analytical Model
Research Questions
Hypotheses
Specification of the Information Needed
Aw arenes s
Pre ference
Pa tron age
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Math emat ica l Mo de ls
Ma the ma tical models explicitly specify the
relationships among variables, usually in
equation form.
n
y = a0
+ ∑a x i i
i =1
Where
y = degree of preference
Components of the
Marketing Research Problem
Objective/
Theoretical
Framework
Research Questions
Analytical
Model
Hypotheses
Comp onent 4
No additional information needs to be obtained from
the respondents.
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De part ment S to re Pr oject
Comp onent 5
Information should be obtained on the standard
demographic characteristics and the
psychographic characteristics of store loyalty,
credit use, appearance consciousness, and
combining shopping with eating.
Comp onent 6
No additional information needs to be obtained
from the respondents.