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Primary Research

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Research a company carries out itself for its own benefit is called...

a)

Primary Research

b)

Secondary Research

c)

I don't know

2.

Which of these is a disadvantage of a focus group

a)

Chance to ask detailed questions to a group of customers

b)

They are costly and time-consuming to set up.

c)

Provide unique customer insights into your product or service

3.

A list of things that I want to ask my customers is called a ...

a)

Grilling

b)

Investigation

c)

Questionnaire

d)

Inquisition

4.

Which of these is the start of an "open" question...

a)

How would you .......

b)

Can you ....

c)

Might you ..........

d)

Have you ......

5.

Which of the following is not an advantage of interviewing customers.

a)

asking a lot of open and closed questions

b)

they can take place in lots of locations, or over the phone, or zoom, for e.g.

c)

they help you get lots of useful information

d)

some people may try and say what they think you want to hear

6.

A focus group is

a)

A group of customers or potential customers who you can ask about their views and opinions

b)

A series of 1-2-1 interviews

c)

an online survey

d)

Online reviews from customers

7.

Questions that include a number of possible answers are called...

a)

Misleading quotes

b)

Multi Choice Questions

c)

Fake news

d)

Optioned possibilities

8.

Research that a company carries out based on information they get from Newspapers, Magazines, online articles is known as...

a)

Primary Research

b)

Research Support

c)

Secondary Research

d)

Alternative investigation

9.

A closed question is one that could be answered with a Yes or No ?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

A group of customers deliberately chosen because the share similar characteristics is called a ....

a)

Client representatives

b)

Usual suspects

c)

Lobby group

d)

Customer Segment

11.

Which statement is not a benefit of carrying out research

a)

Helps to avoid wasting money on bad ideas

b)

Gives insight into products or services

c)

Informed decisions help businesses in being competitive

d)

It's impossible to make informed decisions, might as well take a risk.

12.

Interviews, Focus Groups, Trials, Surveys, Observations. These are all examples of what type of research?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

University

d)

Reactive

13.

Which of the following would start an open question?

a)

Have you

b)

Will you

c)

How can you

d)

Was it

14.

Making a decision based on the facts is known as being ...

a)

Objective

b)

Subjective

c)

Pedantic

d)

Single minded

15.

Making a decision based on you "gut instinct" is as example of being...

a)

Objective

b)

Subjective

c)

Clear minded

16.

When you are about to start a business, which of the following would be a good question to ask potential customers. Select all that apply.

a)

How often do use this type of service ?

b)

What are the main consideration for you in buying this type of product service ?

c)

Which political party do you support.

17.

As an existing business which of the following are reasons you might carry out research. Tick all that apply.

a)

To improve the services that I offer

b)

To check that my products are still good value for money

c)

Making sure that my staff are giving excellent service to our customers

d)

To understand if there might be newer or better products emerging onto the market place.