No, You Shouldn’t Run Your Own Focus Groups
It’s not as easy as it looks, and running your own groups can affect the results.
purple flower growing on crack street, soft focus You might think successful agencies have higher revenue and more staff, but our research shows that’s not the case. A successful agency is just as likely to have fewer than 10 employees as it is to have over 100. Three in four respondents have worked in the…
An important aspect of conducting, interpreting and using research is this idea of context. All research projects have a context — when they were conducted, how they were conducted, who conducted them, who was invited to participate in them, how respondents participated, etc. All of these considerations affect how we should look at the…
There are a variety of ways to group your research respondents to better understand them.
One of the most common questions I get about research is “How do I find the right people to take my survey? Finding people to take a survey isn’t that hard. But ensuring you have the right respondent group for your survey is incredibly important. It’s common to include customers in your survey, and…
Likert scales are a very common tool in survey research. But there are specific things you need to consider when setting them up. The first is BALANCE. Likert scales need to have the same number of options on either side of the neutral point. The second is LENGTH. While scales with more response options…
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