Syllabus

Title
5087 Marketing Research
Instructors
Daniel Winkler, MSc (WU)
Contact details
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/13/19 to 02/27/19
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Monday 03/04/19 08:30 AM - 01:00 PM D2.0.330
Monday 03/11/19 08:30 AM - 01:00 PM D4.0.047
Monday 03/18/19 08:30 AM - 01:00 PM D2.0.330
Monday 03/25/19 08:30 AM - 01:00 PM D2.0.330
Monday 04/01/19 08:30 AM - 01:00 PM D2.0.330
Monday 04/29/19 09:00 AM - 01:30 PM TC.2.01
Contents

This course covers the statistical methods most commonly used in the field of marketing:

Foundations: Dependent vs. independent variables, descriptive statistics

Measurement & scaling: Types of scales and descriptive & inferential statistics, reliability & validity, measurement error

Data collection & sampling: Taking samples from a population, sampling distribution of the mean, central limit theorem, confidence intervals, sample size

Exploring data with graphs: Histogram, scatter plot etc.

Exploring assumptions: Testing whether a distribution is normal, testing for homogeneity of variance

Basics of hypothesis testing: Different types of tests and assumptions, e.g., parametric vs. non-parametric, normal vs. t-distribution, chi-2 distribution, degrees of freedom

Comparing means: t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA)

Correlation and regression: Looking at the relationships, simple and multiple regression

This course also gives an introduction to the statistical software R. R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics, which provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, …) and graphical techniques, and is highly extensible. With the knowledge gained in this course, you will be ready to undertake your very first own data analysis including the statistical methods most commonly used in the field of marketing.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Interpret statistical analyses used in the field of marketing.
  • Learn how to perform exploratory data analysis on a data set by using the statistical software R.

All methods are deepened by practical examples in the context of typical marketing applications.

 

Attendance requirements

The students are allowed to miss only one (1) session. 

Teaching/learning method(s)

The course is taught using a combination of material presented by the lecturer and supported by practical examples. During the sessions, students will have the chance to apply methods covered utilizing R. 

 

 

Assessment

The performance of students is assessed based on various exercises (delivery via Learn@WU) and a final examination:

  • Active participation in computer exercises - DataCamp (10% = 4 x 2.5%)
  • 3 assignments (30% = 3 x 10%)
  • A final exam (60% with a requirement of minimum 30%)

The students are allowed to miss only one (1) session. 

Students have to be prepared to present their assignment solutions in class, based on their uploaded document.

For a positive grade, students have to fulfill 60% of the requirements.

Readings
1 Author: Field, A., Miles, J., & Field, Z.
Title:

Discovering Statistics using R


Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Edition: 1st Edition
Year: 2012
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Recommendation: Strongly recommended (but no absolute necessity for purchase)
Type: Book
2 Author: Institute for Interactive Marketing and Social Media
Title:

Publisher: Institute for Interactive Marketing and Social Media
Edition: 2nd
Remarks: Online script
Year: 2019
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Recommendation: Essential reading for all students
Type: Script
Availability of lecturer(s)

I am happy to answer your questions so feel free to send me a short email if you would like to talk to me in person. I will also try to be available in the class-room after each class or during the breaks of each class.

 

Last edited: 2019-02-19



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