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Marketing Research » (10th Edition)

Book cover image of Marketing Research by David A. Aaker

Authors: David A. Aaker
ISBN-13: 9780470317259, ISBN-10: 0470317256
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: December 2009
Edition: 10th Edition

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Author Biography: David A. Aaker

David Aaker is professor of Marketing, Emeritus at the Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley. He is a leading expert on brand strategy and strategic marketing. He is the author of over seven books for both the practioner and the student of marketing.

Book Synopsis

Marketing Research offers the best approach toward communicating the intricacies of this field and its usefulness to the marketing organization. "Macro-micro-macro" in design, and fitting for students in the intermediate or advanced courses, this highly-regarded text focuses on market intelligence, strategy, theory, and application. The new tenth edition retains its coverage of the most advanced and current marketing research methodologies and points out their limitations, as well their potential for enhancing research results. It also brings to the forefront the relevance of marketing intelligence, the power of the Internet in marketing research applications, and much more.

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This new edition of a textbook incorporates information on online marketing research related to the Internet. After a brief macro-level discussion of the overarching issues of marketing research and how it fits into organizations, the bulk of the text consists of micro-level approaches to such topics as data collection, descriptive research, data analysis, and applications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents

Pt. INature and Scope of Marketing Research
Ch. 1A Decision-Making Perspective on Marketing Research1
Ch. 2Marketing Research in Practice22
Ch. 3The Marketing Research Process41
Ch. 4Research Design and Implementation71
Pt. IIData Collection
Ch. 5Secondary Sources of Marketing Data105
Ch. 6Standardized Sources of Marketing Data132
Ch. 7Marketing Research on the Internet160
Ch. 8Information Collection: Qualitative and Observational Methods186
Ch. 9Information from Respondents: Issues in Data Collection217
Ch. 10Information from Respondents: Survey Methods234
Ch. 11Attitude Measurement272
Ch. 12Designing the Questionnaire306
Ch. 13Experimentation337
Ch. 14Sampling Fundamentals372
Ch. 15Sample Size and Statistical Theory405
Pt. IIIData Analysis
Ch. 16Fundamentals of Data Analysis438
Ch. 17Hypothesis Testing: Basic Concepts and Tests of Associations461
Ch. 18Hypothesis Testing: Means and Proportions482
Pt. IVSpecial Topics in Data Analysis
Ch. 19Correlation Analysis and Regression Analysis523
Ch. 20Discriminant and Canonical Analysis559
Ch. 21Factor and Cluster Analysis582
Ch. 22Multidimensional Scaling and Conjoint Analysis615
Ch. 23Presenting the Results645
Pt. VApplications
Ch. 24Traditional Applications of Marketing Research: Product Price, Distribution, and Promotion664
Ch. 25Contemporary Applications of Marketing Research706
Ch. 26Emerging Applications of Marketing Research: Database Marketing and Relationship Marketing731
Appendix: Tables749
Glossary757
Index767

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