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| 5. | A marketing-research method that involves asking consumers questions in order to learn their opinions and the |
| 6. | A formal statement of what a marketing-research study will achieve |
| 8. | The entity or element that is being studied in market research |
| 9. | The systematic gathering, recording, and analyzing of data about a specific issue, situation, |
| 10. | A marketing-research method that gathers data by watching consumers. |
| 11. | A record of customers and the product(s) that they requested, along with |
| 13. | Numerical facts and figures |
| 14. | One of the groups into which the total market is divided. |
| 15. | Facts and figures based on opinion and personal interpretations |
| 16. | A prediction of future sales over a specific period of time. |
| 17. | An early sample or model of a product. |
| 22. | Marketing research used to help the business forecast future business developments. |
| 23. | Giving the same results every time |
| 26. | Facts and figures that have been collected for purposes other than the project at hand. |
| 28. | Surveying individuals via phone to obtain research data |
| 29. | Marketing information developed from data that are collected for use in one particular |
| 30. | Exploratory research conducted with the purpose of providing a more complete understanding |
| 32. | The division of a total market into smaller, more specific groups |
| 34. | The master plan for conducting marketing research; lays out the types of data |
| 35. | The small segment of the total market interested in a subject. |
| 36. | The division of a market on the basis of consumers' lifestyles and personalities |
| 37. | a forecast of something to happen |
| 38. | Facts collected specifically for the problem or project at hand. |
| 39. | An economic and sociological measure of a person’s income, education, and occupation |
| 40. | A master plan detailing how research will be carried out; identifies types of data needed, how |