You have been living in Melbourne for several years now and you feel that there may be an opportunity to import a range of products from your home country,  that could be marketed into regional Victoria.   You have met already with your local bank manager who demanded that you submit a business plan. As part of the latter plan you need to investigate whether the business opportunity is feasible, hence you decide to carry out some research.   Question 1: Explain which of the following research methods (causal, descriptive or exploratory research) you decide to use and justify your decision   Question 2: Decide which particular research instrument (i.e. interview, survey, observation) you will use and why.       Question 3: Design a questionnaire of 10 questions in at least two sections   EXCLUDING any demographic questions such as gender, age, etc.

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You have been living in Melbourne for several years now and you feel that there may be an opportunity to import a range of products from your home country,  that could be marketed into regional Victoria.

 

You have met already with your local bank manager who demanded that you submit a business plan. As part of the latter plan you need to investigate whether the business opportunity is feasible, hence you decide to carry out some research.

 

Question 1: Explain which of the following research methods (causal, descriptive or exploratory research) you decide to use and justify your decision

 

Question 2: Decide which particular research instrument (i.e. interview, survey, observation) you will use and why.    

 

Question 3: Design a questionnaire of 10 questions in at least two sections

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EXCLUDING any demographic questions such as gender, age, etc.

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