Marketing research : methodological foundations /
Gilbert A. Churchill.
- Internat. 6th. ed.
- Fort Worth : HB Dryden,U.S., 1994.
- xxxiv, 1117, [40] p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: Marketing research, the research process and problem definition -- Marketing research: A pervasive activity -- Alternative approaches to marketing intelligence -- The research process and problem formulation -- Part 2: Determine research design -- Research design -- Causal designs -- Part 3: Design data collection method and forms -- Data collection: Secondary data -- Data collection: Primary data -- Data collection forms -- Attitude measurement -- Part 4: Sample design and data collection -- Sampling procedures -- Sample size -- Collecting the data: Field procedures and nonsampling errors -- Part 5: Analysis and interpretation of data -- Data analysis: Preliminary steps -- Data analysis: Basic questions -- Data analysis: Examination of differences -- Data analysis: Investigation of association -- Data analysis: Discriminant, factor and cluster analysis -- Part 6: The research report -- The research report.