Acceptance and preference testing (Hedonic)

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What is the most famous preference test

Paired preference test
  • Works with any consumer group
  • simple question -> simple answer
  • (could dislike both products and choose the least offensive)


Which do you prefer?

What kind of scale is used for the acceptance tests?

Hedonic 9-point scale
  • Scaling the degree of acceptability of a poduct
  • Do not reduce to 5 or 7
  • Equal spacing

What are the differences in statistical testing between preference tests and acceptance tests?

Preference tests
  • Binomial distribution
  • Chi-squared test
  • Normal distribution, Z-test on proportions

Acceptance tests
  • Two products --> t-tests on means
  • More than two --> analysis of variance followed by comparisons of means
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What is done when doing appearance testing with children?

  • One to one testing
  • Face/pictorial scale
  • 5 or 7 categories
  • Below 5 years no intensity scaling

Just-About-Right-Scales (JAR) =

  • Is a combination of intensity and liking scaling
  • measures desirability of a particular attribute

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