Archive: sample quality

A Complete Guide to Significance Testing in Survey Research

Focus on APAC

A Complete Guide to Significance Testing in Survey Research

Explore the theoretical foundations and limitations of significance tests in survey research with our comprehensive overview.

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Antarika Sen

Head of Research Innovation at Milieu Insight

Revolutionizing Survey Data Quality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Steven Millman
Revolutionizing Survey Data Quality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Dynata

Revolutionizing Survey Data Quality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Insights professionals must restore trust in market research data while continuing to reduce costs and timelines without sacrificing quality. Used responsibly, AI-assisted tools can help meet these objectives.

By Steven Millman

Global Head of Research & Data Science at Dynata

Why the Sampling Ecosystem Sets Up Honest Participants for Failure

Data Science

Why the Sampling Ecosystem Sets Up Honest Participants for Failure

This article discusses how the online sampling ecosystem favors professional respondents and bad actors. It advocates for a transformative shift towar...

Karine Pepin

Karine Pepin

Co-Founder at The Research Heads

Without Sample Strategy, Your Research Stands for Nothing

Research Methodologies

Without Sample Strategy, Your Research Stands for Nothing

If you can’t trust the data from your research, what’s the point? Most researchers are aware of numerous biases that can affect survey results. Most o...

Brian Lamar

Brian Lamar

Vice President, Insights at EMI Research Solutions

Is a Sample Size of N=1000 Sufficient for Accurate Survey Results?

Focus on APAC

Is a Sample Size of N=1000 Sufficient for Accurate Survey Results?

“You surveyed only N = 1000 respondents. How can these results be representative of the entire country with a population of millions?” If you’ve wonde...

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Antarika Sen

Head of Research Innovation at Milieu Insight

Overcoming the Biggest Threats to Market Research

Overcoming the Biggest Threats to Market Research

Corrupted data can defeat the missions that drive survey efforts. Bad data can lead executives to invest in the wrong expansion areas, marketing teams...

Jonathan Ephraim

Jonathan Ephraim

President & Co-founder at IntelliSurvey

It is Time to Quit the Mobile Sampling Skepticism

It is Time to Quit the Mobile Sampling Skepticism

Today’s consumers are overflowed with product choices, constantly pinging smartphones, and that pot of pasta that is about to boil over. It’s your lif...

Jesper Kvisgaard

Jesper Kvisgaard

CCI Director at CO-RO

When in Doubt, Bootstrap it Out!

LevelUP Your Research

When in Doubt, Bootstrap it Out!

We marketing researchers can create quite complex data systems that start to push the limits of formulas in stat textbooks to determine confidence int...

Joel Rubinson

Joel Rubinson

President at Rubinson Partners Inc

Custom Recruiting: Restoring Trust in Sample Quality
Sascha Eder
Custom Recruiting: Restoring Trust in Sample Quality

NewtonX

Custom Recruiting: Restoring Trust in Sample Quality

It’s 2022, and the economy is just as uncertain as it was in the historic 2020. Enterprises are rethinking their approach to strategy and streamlining market research effects. According to…

By Sascha Eder

CEO at NewtonX

Smart Automation for Higher Data Quality
Pete Cape
Smart Automation for Higher Data Quality

Dynata

Smart Automation for Higher Data Quality

In today’s world, the reduction in time allowed between end of field, production of results and presentation to stakeholders, is often so short that any data quality issues quickly become…

By Pete Cape

Director, Global Knowledge at Dynata

Dependable, Transparent, Representative: The “New Normal” for Sample Quality
Sam Pisani
Dependable, Transparent, Representative: The “New Normal” for Sample Quality

The Logit Group

Dependable, Transparent, Representative: The “New Normal” for Sample Quality

Panel sample is what keeps the market research industry going. But as an industry, we are only as good as that sample’s level of quality. We face a wide range…

By Sam Pisani

Managing Partner at The Logit Group

Why Emerging Methods Hold the Keys to Brand Success
Peter Hartzbech
Why Emerging Methods Hold the Keys to Brand Success

iMotions

Why Emerging Methods Hold the Keys to Brand Success

Human behavior change has accelerated rapidly over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic forcing adaptation, rewiring brains, and forming new habits around everything from food and entertainment to shopping…

By Peter Hartzbech

CEO at iMotions

Not a Small World after All: Are Your Surveys Reaching the Right Audiences?

Research Methodologies

Not a Small World after All: Are Your Surveys Reaching the Right Audiences?

MR that taps into a deep pool of populations reveals valuable insight.

Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones

VP, Customer Success at Cint

Applying the Swiss Cheese Model to Survey Fraud

Research Methodologies

Applying the Swiss Cheese Model to Survey Fraud

The Swiss Cheese Model of Pandemic Defense applied to survey fraud.

Karine Pepin

Karine Pepin

Co-Founder at The Research Heads

Verifying Phone Numbers in the UK

Research Methodologies

Verifying Phone Numbers in the UK

The importance of validating phone numbers in samples.

Martin Cawley

Martin Cawley

Associate Director at Sample Answers Ltd

What Does “The Office” Have in Common with the Market Research Sample Supply Chain? 


Insights Industry News

What Does “The Office” Have in Common with the Market Research Sample Supply Chain? 


Similar to the realm of video streaming services, the MR sample space faces increased fragmentation.

Patrick Stokes

Patrick Stokes

CEO & Founder at Rep Data

Attracting the Right Members for a Successful Community

Research Methodologies

Attracting the Right Members for a Successful Community

Discussing how to find the right respondents for your market research.

Emily James

Emily James

Insights Marketer at FlexMR

The Problem with Blaming the Survey for Poor Data Quality

Research Methodologies

The Problem with Blaming the Survey for Poor Data Quality

Respondent experience remains key to producing quality sample data.

Terence McCarron

Terence McCarron

CEO & Founder at OpinionRoute

Sample Quality & Modern-Day Panelists (Logit Influencer Series Episode 3)

CEO Series

Sample Quality & Modern-Day Panelists (Logit Influencer Series Episode 3)

A discussion on panel sample with market research industry leaders.

Leonard Murphy

Leonard Murphy

Chief Advisor for Insights and Development at Greenbook

Supply, Demand and Sustainability in Market Research

Focus Groups

Supply, Demand and Sustainability in Market Research

The insights industry is facing a global supply shortage.

Bonnie Breslauer

Bonnie Breslauer

Chief Customer Officer at DISQO

Quality Insights Depend on Quality Data Collection Processes

Quality Insights Depend on Quality Data Collection Processes

Layering a quality-control approach produced high-quality data.

Chuck Miller

Chuck Miller

Founder, Digital Marketing & Measurement at DM2

The New Dynamics of Online Sample Quality

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

The New Dynamics of Online Sample Quality

The more data we have, the more reliably quality management tools can predict quality and the faster we can prevent fraud.

Bob Fawson

Bob Fawson

EVP, Business Operations and VP Global Knowledge Management at Dynata

Essentials When Building an Online Sample Platform

Research Technology (ResTech)

Essentials When Building an Online Sample Platform

The three-building blocks you need to master to build a reliable, representative online sample platform.

Art Padilla

Art Padilla

Director of Panels at ThinkNow

Observational Data Has Problems. Are Researchers Aware of Them?

Research Methodologies

Observational Data Has Problems. Are Researchers Aware of Them?

Observational data is a tempting shortcut for insights but researchers must consider its potential shortfalls

Ray Poynter

Ray Poynter

Managing Director at The Future Place

Back to the Future: Why Cost-Effective, High-Quality Research is Within our Grasp

Brand Strategy

Back to the Future: Why Cost-Effective, High-Quality Research is Within our Grasp

Should we ever be ok with “just good enough” when it comes to phone interviews?

Simon Chadwick

Simon Chadwick

Transparency: Shedding light on sample

Research Methodologies

Transparency: Shedding light on sample

Sample suppliers must increase the transparency of sample recruitment and the use of technology in providing quality sample.

JD Deitch

JD Deitch

Chief Operations Officer at Cint

Online Sample Quality – 4 years later

CEO Series

Online Sample Quality – 4 years later

Four years after the provocative article & observations from the insides of the online sample machinery.

Scott Weinberg

Scott Weinberg

Why Qual Research is Making a Comeback (and Encroaching on Quant Territory)

Research Methodologies

Why Qual Research is Making a Comeback (and Encroaching on Quant Territory)

More researchers are turning away from massive surveys and are embracing the power of actual conversations

Jack Pratten

Jack Pratten

CEO at Respondent Inc

The Importance of Transparency in Sample

Brand Strategy

The Importance of Transparency in Sample

Lack of transparency in sample supply is bad for everyone, thus a sample marketplace can potentially solve many challenges

Tre Rials

Tre Rials

When Will the Sample Industry Really Lay Down the Law on Sample Fraud?

Research Methodologies

When Will the Sample Industry Really Lay Down the Law on Sample Fraud?

Technology is both a friend and an enemy when it comes to the problem of sample fraud. Steps must be implemented to combat the problem.

John Schiela

John Schiela

at Phoenix Marketing International

Blockchain and Market Research: Hype or Hope?

Research Technology (ResTech)

Blockchain and Market Research: Hype or Hope?

Discussion on the opportunities, hype, and applications of blockchain in MR

Leonard Murphy

Leonard Murphy

Chief Advisor for Insights and Development at Greenbook

Let’s Stop Talking About Mobile Surveys

Let’s Stop Talking About Mobile Surveys

3 forward-looking solutions to the issue of sample quality

JD Deitch

JD Deitch

Chief Operations Officer at Cint

Can Research be Right if the Participants are Wrong?

Can Research be Right if the Participants are Wrong?

Help benchmark the views of qualitative researchers and share your experiences on research participant recruitment.

Hugh Carling

Hugh Carling

Co-Founder at Liveminds

Insights Industry News

Is Your Sample Quality Getting Better or Worse?

The latest GRIT Report delves into the topic of sample quality, and whether technology is improving the situation or making matters worse.

Phil Moyer

Phil Moyer

Focus Groups

GRIT Says Panel Woes Are Jeopardizing MR’s Future.

We have to overcome a common misconception about what mobile research really is, and what it can accomplish.

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Research Methodologies

Heal Thyself! When Will Market Research Get Serious About Sample Quality?

Sample quality from online panels is an issue everyone knows about but no one wants to address.

Allan Fromen

Allan Fromen

Research Methodologies

An Open Discussion on the Impact of Respondent Sourcing

Frank Kelly explains how the quality of your research relies on the source of your respondents.

Frank Kelly

Frank Kelly

Senior Vice President Global Marketing & Strategy at Lightspeed GMI

Has Research Quality Really Gone Downhill?

Ron Sellers questions the opinion that research quality is the worst it has ever been. It is an ongoing battle, not a recent development.

Ron Sellers

Ron Sellers

Research Methodologies

Is Online Sample Quality A Pure Oxymoron?

Why is nobody here addressing the elephant in the room? It’s not just sample quality. It’s survey quality.

Scott Weinberg

Scott Weinberg

Insights Industry News

Why Are We Hiring Cheerleaders When We Need Quarterbacks?

I’ve seen a lot of discussion on various boards and blogs about making surveys more fascinating for respondents, in order to encourage higher response...

Ron Sellers

Ron Sellers

TMRE 2010: Projectability and a Challenge To Online Panels

by Bill Weylock, Action Insights – First session of my afternoon: relative projectibility and sampling reliability. REI determined that the rising per...

Bill Weylock

Bill Weylock

Research Methodologies

The Model Respondent Comes with the Model Provider

As providers, it is our responsibility to provide quality participants and enable clients to accurately identify good and bad respondents.

Sean Case

Sean Case