PRC case studies
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1The Speeders and the Withheld Incentive
You run research operations at a mid-sized panel company. A 20-minute B2B technology survey (n=1,200, 25 incentive) was fielded through three affiliate partners.
841 words, about 4 min2The Dataset That Followed Me
You are research director at a boutique agency. Six months ago you delivered a segmentation study to Client A, a regional health insurer: n=2,400, respondent-level raw data with a unique ID, plus verbatim comments.
785 words, about 4 min3The Mystery Patient
You are fielding a patient-experience study for a hospital network. First, mystery shopping: 40 calls to clinic front desks to test scheduling scripts, in which callers will pose as patients and will not disclose that they are researchers.
759 words, about 4 min4Teens, Tokens, and Location
A toy and entertainment company hires your firm to study play habits among 13- to 17-year-olds. Recruitment runs through Instagram and TikTok ads offering a $15 gift card.
750 words, about 4 min5The Subgroup That Saved the Launch
You lead a product test for a beverage launch: n=1,000, nationally recruited, with a pre-registered analysis plan naming full-sample purchase intent as the primary endpoint. Full-sample intent is 22% against a category benchmark of 30%.
767 words, about 4 min