Category: Research

Do average Americans exist? What numbers cannot tell us. »

By niels on Sep 13, 2007 in Research | 0 Comments

Yesterday, the Pew Research Center released some data about the feelings of home owners. Pew reports that 62% of home owners feel optimistic about housing prices. This is remarkable, because the professionals, such as the National Association of Realtors, have decided that housing is in a slump.
What interests me about this research is that it […]

Microtrends »

By niels on Sep 13, 2007 in Research | 0 Comments

I picked up a copy yesterday of Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes. I find it a riveting read. One thing I always said, ever since I came to this country:
Whatever you say about the United States, the opposite is also always true.
Now, Mark Penn shows how true that is. I will write […]

Michael Bailey admits: he did not have consent for his research »

By niels on Sep 13, 2007 in Research | 0 Comments

Today’s New York Times posted a long article about J. Michael Bailey. They love him there. The intent of the article was to write another “poor Bailey” article, but the effect was the opposite. In this article Bailey states: “I interviewed people for a book,” he said. “This is a free society, and that should […]

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