Marketing Research (MKT4201) crash course, Online MBA, Semester 2:
This subject covers the marketing research process from defining the problem and choosing a research design through measurement, sampling, data collection,…
- 17 video lessons
- 6h 26m
- Study notes
- 85 quiz questions
- Assignment
17 lessons in Marketing Research
Each lesson pairs one topic with a hand-picked video, trimmed to the part that teaches it.
About this subject
This subject covers the marketing research process from defining the problem and choosing a research design through measurement, sampling, data collection, data preparation, multivariate analysis and report writing. After it you will be able to plan a research study, design questionnaires and samples, choose and interpret suitable statistical techniques, and present findings that support marketing decisions.
- 1
Introduction to Marketing Research
Module I, Introduction and Early Phases of Marketing Research: Introduction to Marketing Research: Objectives, Overview, Definition of Marketing Research, A Classification of Marketing Research, The Marketing Research Process
Lecture 1-Introduction to Marketing Research· Marketing research and analysis· 31 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 2
Defining the Marketing Research Problem
Module I, Introduction and Early Phases of Marketing Research: Defining the Marketing Research Problem and Developing an Approach: Importance of Defining the Problem, The Process of Defining the Problem and Developing an Approach, Marketing Research Problem, Defining the Marketing Research Problem, Components of the Approach
Marketing Research: Defining the Marketing Research Problem· E.J. Harvey, PhD· 10 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 3
Types of Research Design
Module II, Research Design Formulation: Research Design: Definition, Exploratory Research, Descriptive Research, Cross-Sectional Designs, Longitudinal Designs, Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Designs, Causal Research, Relationships Among Exploratory, Descriptive, and Causal Research, Potential Sources of Error, Marketing Research Proposal
Classification of Research design (3 types) Exploratory, Descriptive, casual research· Management by Dr. Mitul Dhimar· 9 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 4
Secondary Data and Qualitative Research
Module II, Research Design Formulation: Exploratory Research Design-Secondary Data: Criteria for Evaluating Secondary Data, Classification of Secondary Data, Exploratory Research Design-Qualitative Research: Primary Data: Qualitative Versus Quantitative Research, Rationale for Using Qualitative Research, A Classification of Qualitative Research Procedures
Exploratory Research Techniques: Secondary Data and Thematic Analysis· NPTEL-NOC IITM· 37 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 5
Survey, Observation and Experimentation
Module II, Research Design Formulation: Descriptive Research Design: Survey and Observation, Causal Research Design: Experimentation
Marketing Research: Descriptive Research Design - Surveys and Observation· E.J. Harvey, PhD· 14 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 6
Measurement, Scaling and Questionnaire Design
Module II, Research Design Formulation: Measurement and Scaling: Fundamentals and Comparative Scaling and non-comparative Scaling Techniques, Questionnaire: Preparations and errors
Lecture 10- Measurement & Scaling: Comparative & Non-comparative Scaling· Marketing research and analysis· 34 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 7
Sampling Design and Sample Size
Module II, Research Design Formulation: Sampling: Design and Procedures, Final and Initial Sample Size Determination
#7 SAMPLING PROCESS IN HINDI | Concept & Steps in Sampling | Marketing Research | BBA/MBA | ppt· Sonu Singh - PPT wale· 17 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 8
Fieldwork and Questionnaire Editing
Module III, Data Collection and Preparation: Fieldwork, Data Preparation, The Data-Preparation Process, Questionnaire Checking, Editing, Treatment of Unsatisfactory Responses
Data Preparation | Editing | Coding | Classification | Tabulation | Graph | Research Methodology |15· Pooja Singh· 24 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 9
Coding and Data Entry
Module III, Data Collection and Preparation: Coding, Coding Questions, Developing a Data File, Transcribing
9| Business Research Methods, chapter 5, unit 5, Business Research Methods mba 2nd sem, bba 4th year· DWIVEDI GUIDANCE· 22 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 10
Data Cleaning and Analysis Strategy
Module III, Data Collection and Preparation: Data Cleaning, Consistency Checks, Treatment of Missing Responses, Statistically Adjusting the Data, Scale Transformation, Selecting a Data Analysis Strategy
9| Business Research Methods, chapter 5, unit 5, Business Research Methods mba 2nd sem, bba 4th year· DWIVEDI GUIDANCE· 22 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 11
Cross-Tabulation and Hypothesis Testing
Module IV, Analysis: Frequency Distribution, Cross-Tabulation, and Hypothesis Testing
Frequency Distribution, Cross Tabulation, and Hypothesis Testing Lecture-1· Marketing Research· 29 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 12
ANOVA, Correlation and Regression
Module IV, Analysis: Analysis of Variance and Covariance, Correlation and Regression
Inferential Statistics FULL Tutorial: T-Test, ANOVA, Chi-Square, Correlation & Regression Analysis· Grad Coach· 7 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 13
Discriminant, Logit and Factor Analysis
Module IV, Analysis: Discriminant and Logit Analysis, Factor Analysis
Lecture 32- Discriminant Analysis· Marketing research and analysis· 30 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 14
Cluster Analysis, MDS and Conjoint Analysis
Module IV, Analysis: Cluster Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling and Conjoint Analysis
9_Marketing Analytics: Cluster Analysis-Segmentation & Perceptual Maps-Positioning· Gary Hunter· 45 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 15
Structural Equation Modeling and Path Analysis
Module IV, Analysis: Structural Equation Modeling and Path Analysis
What Is Structural Equation Modeling? (Simply Explained) 📊 🧠 🧩· shribe! - master your studies· 9 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 16
Research Report Preparation and Presentation
Module V, Reporting: Report Preparation and Presentation, Importance of the Report and Presentation, The Report Preparation and Presentation Process
Lecture 38- Report Preparation & Presentation· Marketing research and analysis· 32 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 17
Marketing Research Report Format
Module V, Reporting: Report Preparation, Report Format
Research Report writing, research report in research methodology, research report format, research· DWIVEDI GUIDANCE· 14 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson
Assignment
Mini Research Project: From Problem Definition to Executive Summary for a Café Chain
Less scrolling. More passing.
- Free
Hand-picked video lessons
17 short lessons, each with the best YouTube explanation we could find, trimmed to the part that matters.
- Free login
Study notes
17 lessons come with a summary, key points, key terms and takeaways for quick revision.
- Free login
Quizzes
85 questions across the course, with the right answer and why, the moment you pick.
- Free login
Assignments
1 subject assignments with clear tasks, so you practise what each subject actually asks of you.
- Free login
Notebook
Write notes beside the video, stamped with the exact time, and jump back to that moment later.
- Free login
Progress that follows you
Completed lessons, quiz scores and where you stopped, saved to your account on every device.
- Live chat pass
Live chat
A members-only live chat beside every lesson: doubts, tips, stickers and GIFs with your batch. One ₹19 pass opens every live chat.
The Online MBA live chat. Study together, live.
A live chat right beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online MBA. Ask a Marketing Research doubt mid-lesson, share a shortcut, celebrate a finished semester.
- Live chat beside every lesson
- One live chat for all of Online MBA
- Members-only stickers & GIFs
- One ₹19 pass opens every live chat
Online MBA live chat
Anyone else finding Marketing Research tricky? 😅
Lesson 2 cleared it up for me. Watch it before the quiz

Doing it now, thanks!
Starting Business Analytics tonight if anyone wants to go together
More from Online MBA Semester 2
All subjects- Sem 2
MGT4210
Business Analytics
This subject introduces business analytics, covering descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics, data mining, decision trees, optimization with linear…
- 15 lessons
- 2h 41m
- Notes
- Quiz
- Sem 2
MGT4203
Business Research Methods
This subject covers the full business research process, from defining a research problem and designing a study to collecting data, analysing it with…
- 24 lessons
- 6h 46m
- Notes
- Quiz
- Sem 2
MGT4211
Excel for Managers
This subject covers Microsoft Excel from entering, formatting and printing data through charts, logical, text and lookup functions, pivot tables, and financial…
- 17 lessons
- 3h 37m
- Notes
- Quiz
- Sem 2
MGT4207
Management Science
This subject introduces the core quantitative tools of management science, including decision analysis, linear programming, transportation and assignment…
- 20 lessons
- 6h 15m
- Notes
- Quiz
- Sem 2Finance
FIN4201
Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis
This subject covers Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) and IFRS: their framework, convergence, key differences and carve-outs, and the treatment of major…
- 14 lessons
- 11h 34m
- Notes
- Quiz
- Sem 2Finance
FIN4203
Financial Statement Analysis
This subject covers how to read the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement, analyse them with financial ratios, and evaluate how companies…
- 16 lessons
- 7h 5m
- Notes
- Quiz
Marketing Research: common questions
This subject covers the marketing research process from defining the problem and choosing a research design through measurement, sampling, data collection, data preparation, multivariate analysis and report writing. After it you will be able to plan a research study, design questionnaires and samples, choose and interpret suitable statistical techniques, and present findings that support marketing decisions. It's the Marketing Research subject of Online MBA, Semester 2, in 17 lessons: Introduction to Marketing Research; Defining the Marketing Research Problem; Types of Research Design; Secondary Data and Qualitative Research; Survey, Observation and Experimentation; Measurement, Scaling and Questionnaire Design; Sampling Design and Sample Size; Fieldwork and Questionnaire Editing; Coding and Data Entry; Data Cleaning and Analysis Strategy; Cross-Tabulation and Hypothesis Testing; ANOVA, Correlation and Regression; Discriminant, Logit and Factor Analysis; Cluster Analysis, MDS and Conjoint Analysis; Structural Equation Modeling and Path Analysis; Research Report Preparation and Presentation; Marketing Research Report Format.
Yes. Every video lesson is free to watch without an account. A free login unlocks study notes, quizzes, the assignment, a notebook and progress that syncs across devices.
About 6h 26m of video across 17 lessons, plus time for notes and quizzes. Go at your own pace; your place is saved.
Yes: “Mini Research Project: From Problem Definition to Executive Summary for a Café Chain”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.
A members-only live chat beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online MBA, where learners ask doubts, share tips and react with stickers and GIFs. One ₹19 pass, paid once from your InsideEdge wallet, opens the live chat for every degree.
No. It's a crash course to help you understand and revise the subject quickly. Use it alongside your official study material and assignments.