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Exploratory Design
Eg. Focus group discussions Enables a more precise problem definition Identify Variables
Helps decide on factors
Descriptive Design
Most Marketing research is of this type Empirical evidence can be established Longitudinal Two or more time points
Eg. Effect of consumer promotions, change in price, package design Some inherent disadvantages: Selection bias
Causal Design
Also known as experimental designs One variable say X ,influences another variables say Y.
Price reduction -> Volume increase Customer Satisfaction -> Customer Loyalty
Measurement of a variable
Scales/ Instrument
Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio
Validity
Validated in another context Content, Construct, Convergent, Discriminant
Reliability