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Qualitative Techniques in Market Reasearch
Qualitative Techniques in Market Reasearch
Qualitative Techniques
Small versus large samples Broad range of questioning versus structured questions Subjective interpretation versus statistical analysis
Direct ( Nondisguised) ---Focus Groups ---Depth Interviews Indirect ( Disguised ) ---Projective Techniques
Focus Groups
It is a group of individuals selected and assembled by researchers to discuss & comment on ( from personal experience) the topic that is the subject of research. It helps in getting several perspectives about the same topic It helps in understanding what makes people tick & what is going on in their mind that cannot be obtained through survey data
Group Composition
6 to 10 people Relatively homogeneous Similar lifestyles and experiences
The Moderator
Develops rapport helps people relax Interacts Listens to what people have to say Everyone gets a chance to speak
Disadvantages of Focus Groups Misuse: FGD results used as replacement for survey data: FGDs probe attitudes & motivations & not their frequency in population Misinterpretation: Difficult to decide on responses to be generalized resulting in interviewer's bias Poor management of group dynamics: Difficult to find moderator with skills ,insights &experience Messy: unstructured answers pose difficulties in coding analyzing & interpreting responses
Depth Interviews A direct personal interview in which a single respondent is probed by a highly skilled interviewer It helps in uncovering underlying motivations, attitudes & beliefs on a topic It serves as a prelude to a more analytical questionnaire design for quantitative research
Depth Interviews Three Types depending on guidance extended by the interviewer Unstructured ( Natural conversation) Semi structured (Check list prepared) Standardised open ended( Uses a proper Questionnaire)
Laddering
Investigating attitude towards airlines among male middle managers Attribute such as wide body aircraft was probed Why ? I can get more work done---I accomplish more---I feel good about myself Laddering indicated-advanced seat reservation, wide body aircraft& first class cabin seating( Product characteristics) Work done on flight, sense of accomplishment, higher self esteem (User characteristics) Ad campaign like You are the Boss" which bolsters self esteem for managers
I accomplish more
I feel good about myself (user characteristic)
Advertising theme: You will feel good about yourself when flying our airline. You're The Boss.
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 21 April 1918), widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkrfte) during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of that war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories, more than any other pilot.
Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competition soon saw speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), but because the races were held on open roads there were frequent accidents with the resulting fatalities of both drivers and spectators. Grand Prix motor racing eventually evolved into formula racing, and Formula One can be seen as its direct descendant. Each event of the Formula One World Championships is still called a Grand Prix. Formula One is still referred to as Grand Prix racing.
Advantages&Disadvantages of Depth Interviews Advantages Attributes responses directly to respondents There is no social pressure to conform to group response resulting in explorations of attitudes Informal atmosphere facilitate discussion of sensitive questions Disadvantage Difficult & expensive to get skilled interviewer Quality of results depends on skills of interviewer Cost limits interviews to be conducted
A man is least himself when he talks in his own person; when given a mask he will tell the truth. --Oscar Wilde
Projective Techniques
It is an unstructured & indirect form of questioning that encourages the respondents to project their motivations ,beliefs ,attitudes or feelings regarding the issues of concern Respondents are asked to interpret behaviour of others which indirectly projects their own feelings Scenarios for response are deliberately kept ambiguous for better projection of feelings
Projective Techniques
Association techniques
Association techniques :Respondents are presented with a stimulus and are asked to reveal the first thing that comes to their mind Word Association : Most popular association technique Respondents are presented with a list of brands ,one at a time .After each brand they are asked to give the first word that comes to their mind Analysis is done by calculating -Frequency of words found in response -time elapsed before response -number of non respondents Used in consumer research for discovering brand image
Completion Techniques
A projective technique that requires a respondent to complete an incomplete stimulus situation : Sentence Or Story Sentence Completion : respondents are presented with a number of incomplete sentences & asked to complete them. They are asked to use the first phrase that comes to their mind which helps in tracing their attitudes ,thought process & feelings
Completion Techniques
In Sentence completion, respondents are given incomplete sentences and asked to complete them. Generally, they are asked to use the first word or phrase that comes to mind. A person who shops at Lifestyle is ______________________
McDonalds is most liked by _________________________ When I think of shopping in a department store, I ________
A variation of sentence completion is paragraph completion, in which the respondent completes a paragraph beginning with the stimulus phrase.
Construction Techniques
A projective technique in which respondent is asked to construct his response in the form of a story ,dialogue or description: Picture or Cartoon Picture response technique: Respondent is shown a picture & asked to tell a story describing it. Its roots lie in Thematic Apperception Test which consists of a series of pictures which are to be interpreted in the form of stories Cartoon characters are shown in specific situation related to the problem. The respondents are asked to indicate dialogue that one cartoon character might make in response to the given comments of another character Several need patterns and personality characteristics can be traced through these tests
A Cartoon Test
Sears
Expressive Techniques A projective technique in which respondent is asked to play the role or assume behaviour of someone else. Respondent is given a verbal or visual situation & asked to play the role of specific character like sales executive, manager or political leader or even brands The way in which respondent copes with the situation reveal a lot about his personality
Sociometry
A method devised by Jacob Moreno for assessing group structure It is a mathematical study of psychological properties of population It is based on the fact that people make choices in interpersonal relationships Whenever people are in a group they choose where to sit or whom to speak to Sociometry studies pattern of affection & loyalty that bind some group members more closely than others It can be applied to situations involving study of group behaviour in business research
Advantages Since respondent is aloof of the purpose of the study it elicits responses which are not possible by direct methods Data collected is rich & accurate Useful for exploratory research to gain initial insights Disadvanages Requires trained & skillfull interviewers who are difficult to find It is expensive & difficult to administer Getting subjects for role playing is difficult Reliability measure difficult to work