Publications

This Quirks Media article, Tips For Using Johnson’s Relative Weights Analysis, explains Johnson’s relative weights analysis, a technique used to evaluate how the response (dependent) variable relates to a set of predictors when those are correlated to each other.

The article, published on MarketResearch.com, Why I Fear the Wrath of the Statistical Gods, delves into the fascinating world of statistics and the apprehension that many individuals share – the fear of incurring the wrath of the statistical gods. Statistical gods can be seen as capricious, rewarding meticulous analysis and methodological rigor, while punishing those who venture into the dangerous territories of data manipulation or misinterpretation

In our article, The Decisiveness of Statistical Inference, we exhibit methods of measuring the accuracy of survey research to gauge brand equity, consumer sentiment, political polls, etc. In these cases we use probability samples to get our most accurate picture.

In Advancing the Data Product, we navigate how a data company can take their inventory, collected
survey data, shopping history, or large consumer sentiment studies, and create a subscription
service. This is especially relevant as data companies seek to re-engage their vast amounts of historical data that has now become stale

Data Translators – The Must Have Role for the Future brings an interesting perspective to the existential angst of many market researchers – what should my job be in an age of big data and data science? Our conception of a role of “data translator” is an intriguing one, and plays to certain historical strengths of market researchers.

Talent Management – Organizational Network Analysis examines how organizations are utilizing analytics methods to increase collaboration to ensure more efficiency and boost profits. Inter-organizational connections can take many forms, such as problem-solving relationships, decision mak­ing relationships, personal support relation­ships, and strategic partner relationships.

Combining predictive analytics with traditional employee surveys can lead to a significant decrease in employee churn. This represents a significant opportunity for market researchers to demonstrate value to corporate management, as described in this Greenbook Blog post, Boosting Employee Retention with Predictive Analytics.

Michael Lieberman is quoted in an NBC New York news article about IHOP’s name change to promote its addition of burgers to the menu.