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Abstract

The issues to be addressed in Chapter 12 include:

  1. 1

    The role and nature of marketing research.

  2. 2

    The distinction between qualitative and quantitative research.

  3. 3

    Sources of data and methods of data collection.

  4. 4

    The analysis and reporting of data.

  5. 5

    Bayesian analysis as an aid to decision-making under conditions of uncertainty.

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© 1992 Michael J. Baker

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Baker, M.J. (1992). Marketing Research. In: Marketing Strategy and Management. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22167-7_12

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