Quantitative research

What exactly is quantitative research?

We use quantitative market research methods to find out how many people think or act in a particular way.

How can surveys help my business or organisation?

Do you want to discover how aware people are of your new advertising campaign? Would you like to find out how popular that new product would be before launching it? How satisfied are your customers with what you already provide? Quantitative research can be invaluable in shaping your ideas and future plans.

What types of surveys do you run?

We tailor surveys to answer any question you would like to ask or issue you need help on. Popular types of survey include:

• Customer satisfaction surveys
• Employee opinion surveys
• Usage and attitude surveys

After discussing your objectives, we will offer the best solution for your project.

How is quantitative research data collected?

The most common methods are:

• Face to face interviewing
• Online surveys
• Postal surveys
• Telephone interviewing
• Observational research

How large is the sample size for a survey?

For quantitative surveys, sample sizes can range from 50 to several thousand. The recommended sample size depends on:

• What level of accuracy does your survey need to meet your objectives? Generally, we’ll agree with you in advance what would be a ‘good’ or a ‘poor’ result and therefore what an appropriate sample size would be.
• The number of sub-groups within the data to be analysed.
• Your budget. Often a survey’s objectives need to be defined in the light of the money available.

More than 30 years’ experience

We have worked on every type of project and sector. These range from small surveys for local organisations to large-scale continuous work for multi-national clients. Our knowledge and expertise spans the public and private sectors.

Quantitative research methods in action

Here are just some of the projects we’ve been involved in:

Telephone interviews

A leading insurance company commissioned us to contact 500 head-teachers, bursars and other senior members of staff. These were from state, independent and academy schools plus further and higher education establishments.

Face to face interviews

For the last few years we have conducted 1000 face-to-face interviews every year with leisure visitors to our home city, the data is collected out in the field at the most popular tourist attractions around York.

Postal surveys

We sent out and analysed a postal survey of nearly 400 households for a major housing regeneration. We also interviewed 1,000 households to assess their housing needs.

Online survey

In an online survey to understand the attitudes and behaviour regarding recycling, we contacted around 2,500 adults in the UK.

Next steps

Would you like to discuss how our quantitative research methods could help your company or organisation? Call us on 0800 6523740, email us at [email protected], or fill in our enquiry form.