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46. Which of the following is a potential use of test marketing?
To test the sales potential for a new Colgate toothpaste
To test variations in the marketing mix for an existing P&G detergent
To test the sales potential for a new offer by the local telephone company
To test the impact of a price increase on the perception of the product
All of these are correct.
All of these are potential uses of test marketing. See 8-4: Field Experiments in Marketing:
Market Testing.
8.05 – List the three major considerations in test marketing.
47. How can it be determined if an experiment is valid (both internally and externally)?
The observed change in the dependent variable is in fact due to the experimental variable.
The results of the experiment apply to the general population outside the experimental setting.
The results do not account for the effects of extraneous variables.
Both the observed change in the dependent variable is due to the experimental variable, and the results
apply to the general population outside the experimental setting.
All of these are correct.
An experiment can be determined valid (both internally and externally) if the observed
change in the dependent variable is in fact due to the experimental variable and the
results of the experiment apply to the general population outside the experimental
setting. See 8-2: Causal Research.
8.03 – Explain which of the two types of experiments has greater internal validity
and which has greater external validity.
48. In an experiment, which type of outcome variable(s) does a researcher have NO control and NO ability to
manipulate?