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Which Conjoint Method Should You Use?

One subtle (and false) implication of the beautiful chart we presented showing trends in conjoint analysis is that perhaps you should be using discrete choice modeling (CBC, which stands for Choice-Based Conjoint) because CBC is, by far, the most widely used method among those using Sawtooth conjoint tools.  But CBC is not the best choice…

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Why Vendors Have to Do Everything Twice

Or maybe we should say: why vendors SHOULD do everything twice BEFORE their work hits your desk and you send it back because you found errors. When it comes to something as complex and exacting as market research or public opinion polling, there are almost certainly mistakes the first time around. If a company does…

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Two Examples of Animated Data Visualization

As market researchers pay more and more attention to the need for compelling data visualizations, Hans Rosling’s work with interactive data is becoming a catalyst for a fascinating new type of data visualization: animated statistical graphs.  He uses them to show world social and economic trends over time, and the effect is exceptionally powerful.  Here…

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Social Media Not Rocking Research So Far

A few years back, some researchers were predicting that social media would cause a seismic shift in how we conduct brand research, customer satisfaction tracking, innovation research, and so on.  Others were not so sure, arguing that the fundamentals of data collection and analysis will always be the same.  Both sides were represented on a…

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Respondents Jump to Conclusions

If you have ever been called to participate in a phone survey, you probably know the routine where you hear a question and then jump in with an answer.  A good interviewer will remind you that she needs to read the entire question and all the answer options just to be sure that you offered…

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The Next Generation Wants to Ask You…

I rarely miss the world of academia after having jumped ship twelve years ago, but one thing I always appreciated was that teaching involved distilling ideas down to their simplest and most essential form.  Students often led the way for me, asking questions that forced me to clarify, deepen, and condense.  So it was again…

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