In this course, you will obtain some insights about marketing to help determine whether there is an opportunity that actually exists in the marketplace and whether it is valuable and actionable for your organization or client.
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Research
This course is part of Market Research Specialization
Instructors: Susan Berman
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What you'll learn
Predict common pitfalls in designing and implementing quantitative research and a plan to avoid them
Design an effective questionnaire by applying best practices for writing questions and response options
Launch your survey to the target audience using a quantitative survey platform and get back results
Analyze a given set of data, perform basic calculations, and describe it with descriptive statistics
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This course is part of the Market Research Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, you will be able to identify the business objectives and assess the suitability for quantitative research. You will be able to build on qualitative findings to help inform a survey. You will be able to discuss the various types of surveys and take steps to design and implement a survey. You will also be able to recognize and avoid common survey pitfalls.
What's included
13 videos5 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts
In this module, you will be able to delineate the market segment and select your survey method. You will be able to identify the appropriate sample sources and determine appropriate sample size while maximizing your response rate. You will be able to design a questionnaire and appropriate response options. You will be able to perform quality control on survey questions and test and launch your survey.
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12 videos4 readings1 assignment2 peer reviews1 discussion prompt
In this module, you will be able to review your survey data and look for any errors. You will be able to analyze your survey conducting descriptive and inferential analysis techniques to test your hypotheses. You will be able to conduct association analysis and causal analysis with your data. Please note that this module features a fair amount of advanced statistics related math. Throughout the module, optional activities setup as practice quizzes have been provided to help reinforce what you're learning.
What's included
12 videos3 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this module, you will be able to assess the various approaches for analyzing your data. You will be able to consider multiple variables throughout your analysis and be able to interpret your results. Like the last module, this module features a fair amount of advanced statistics related math. Several optional activities setup as practice quizzes have been provided to help reinforce what you're learning.
What's included
10 videos3 readings3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt
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RH
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Reviewed on Oct 16, 2018
A good insight from this course. Hope this will help us to boost our career. Thanks for the lessons.
SK
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Reviewed on Nov 9, 2022
It helped me get through market research now i feel comfortable doing some analysis and market research questionnaire building etcI will recommend this course to my peers
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Reviewed on Mar 7, 2019
It has been possible to learn a basic framework of statistical analysis.
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