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5. Mechanisms used by websites to track users’ browsing histories
7. Control
8. A simulated shopping experience that marketing researchers use to run experiments
14. A data collection method that involves asking consumers questions to learn their opinions and the reasons behind those opinions
15. Factor that is subject to change
16. A data collection method in which marketers monitor customers’ behavior, usually online or through store purchases
17. An experiment in which marketers introduce a new product to a limited market to determine what its acceptance will be
19. Numerical
20. The wand or electronic screen that reads product codes and records related data
22. A set of written questions designed to gather information
23. The particular group of customers a business seeks to attract
24. Using technology to capture and record data

1. A data collection method in which a researcher sits down with a respondent one-on-one to ask questions and record the respondent’s answers
2. A swipe card issued by a retailer to track customer purchases and provide rewards
3. Information that is based on thoughts, feelings, experiences, or opinions; descriptive and nonstatistical in nature
4. Information that is based on numbers, statistics, or hard facts
6. A data collection method in which one or two researchers moderate a group discussion that usually includes anywhere from six to 12 participants (all being members of the target market)
9. Prejudice
10. In marketing research, a person who answers questions or supplies data
11. To imitate the conditions of something else
12. A data collection method that gathers data by watching consumers
13. Legitimacy; acceptability
18. A data collection method that tests cause and effect; typically involves test-marketing new products or comparing test groups with control groups
21. Secret; hidden, not aware