Exploratory, Descriptive, and Causal Research Designs
Research Designs Three types Exploratory Descriptive Causal Source: evolvedmarketingconcepts.com
Source: www.triblocal.com Exploratory Research Purposes Diagnosing a situation Screening alternatives Discovering new ideas Produce hypotheses What it does NOT do: Source: www.triblocal.com
Exploratory Research Types Literature search In-depth interview First step In-depth interview With whom? Advantages Disadvantages Focus groups What is it? Source: www.money.cnn.com
Exploratory Research Case Analyses Ethnography Projective Techniques Word association tests Sentence completion method Role-playing technique Thematic apperception test Cartoon tests/ picture frustration Source: www.withfriendship.com
Descriptive Research Purposes Describe characteristics of group Determine proportion of people who act a certain way Make predictions Determine relationships between variables
Descriptive Research Types Longitudinal Cross-sectional Continuous panels AKA true panels Kroger’s card Discontinuous panels AKA omnibus panels Land’s End Cross-sectional
Causal Research Purpose Experiments Does a change in X cause a change in Y? Experiments Laboratory experiments Field experiments
Market Testing What is market testing? Key Issues “Controlled experiment done in a limited but carefully selected sector of the marketplace” Key Issues Cost Time Control Source: resourceful27.wordpress.com
Market Testing Three types of market testing Standard test market Pros/cons Controlled test market Simulated test market