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Good decisions require good information
What kind of information do you need?
What kind of research will work for you?

How do you decide what kind of research to do?
What can research tell you about your members?
Special topic: E-Research

 

What kind of information do you need?

Before beginning any market research project, you need to figure out what information you need and how in-depth, precise or reliable it needs to be. All of these factors influence the research methods, the time it will take and how much it will cost.

Completing an Information Needs Assessment can help you answer these questions and get agreement within the organization about the research needed.

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Articles and Tools

Description: This tool helps answer the questions of what membership, product, organization, etc. data we have, what data we need and where we can get it.
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Description: Online research is just one of many methodologies that can be used to conduct research. Just like traditional tools, online research has both advantages and disadvantages.
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Types of Member Research

Research Methodology Comparison Tool

E-Survey Quiz


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