TY - BOOK AU - Babin,Barry J. AU - TI - Essentials of marketing research. SN - 9781305263499 AV - HF5415.2.B11(6e) PY - 2016/// CY - Boston PB - Cengage Learning KW - Marketing research N1 - Contents: 1. Introduction: The role of marketing research -- Harnessing big data into better decisions -- The marketing research process -- The human side of marketing research: organizational and ethical issues -- 2. Designing research studies: Qualitative research tools -- Secondary data research in a digital age -- Survey research -- Observation -- Conducting marketing experiments -- 3. Measurement: Measurement and attitude scaling -- Questionnaire design -- 4.Sampling and statistical theory: Sampling designs and sampling procedures -- Big data basics: describing sample and populations -- 5. Analysis and reporting: Basics data analysis -- Testing for differences between groups and for predictive relationships -- Communicating research results -- 6. Comprehensive cases with computerized databases: Comprehensive cases -- ER -