APPLICATION OF CHI SQUARE TEST IN MARKETING RESEARCH

The paper brings into focus the usefulness of chi square test in the field of marketing research. A chi square test represents a statistical tool based on the chi-square distribution of probability, which is easy to apply by a non-mathematician researcher in order to provide an efficient business s...

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Main Authors: CODRUȚA DURA, IMOLA DRIGĂ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Petrosani 2017-12-01
Series:Annals of the University of Petrosani: Economics
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Online Access:https://www.upet.ro/annals/economics/pdf/2017/p2/Dura-Driga.pdf
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Summary:The paper brings into focus the usefulness of chi square test in the field of marketing research. A chi square test represents a statistical tool based on the chi-square distribution of probability, which is easy to apply by a non-mathematician researcher in order to provide an efficient business solution. Therefore, the paper discusses chi-square test requirements and methodology, along with conditions that determine the researcher in marketing to reject or to retain the null hypothesis. Further on, we aim at solving a specific marketing problem with the help of the chi-square test. Our approach involves both” the classical” procedure employed in order to apply a chi-square test and the modern way of finding the solution, which implies the involvement of the SPSS soft.
ISSN:1582-5949
2247-8620