Feb
2016
Dog Groomer Product Satisfaction Survey
In our latest project for Unex we set up and analysed an online survey of professional dog groomers to find out about their experiences with using Pet Remedy in their salons.
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2015
Investigating the Link Between Inhibitory Control and Grammatical Ability
Select worked with Dr Paul Ibbotson, lecturer in developmental psychology at the Open University, to explore the link between grammatical ability and inhibitory control within the brain.
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2015
Saving to Prevent Problem Debt
Following on from our previous investigation into the link between cash savings and problem debt, StepChange Debt Charity asked Select to conduct an analysis to understand which types of households are failing to save, and also to identify attitudinal factors that might influence their decision not to save.
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2015
Acceptance Sampling for Quality Control
Our client, a manufacturer of consumer goods, became aware through customer feedback that a batch of one of their products contained an unusually high level of defects. The manufacturer wanted to take steps to avoid a repeat of this incident, but with full inspection of every product being prohibitively expensive, what could they put in place to reduce the risk of future bad batches entering the market?
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2015
Optimising Stock Control
One of the major challenges all retailers face is how to manage their operations to maintain efficient stock control. Using a statistical approach, historic sales figures combined with data on relevant external drivers can provide accurate forecasts of future demand.
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2015
Modelling Visitor Rates for Special Protected Areas
When local planning authorities are planning a new development, they must consider whether it will affect a Special Protected Area (SPA) and how it could impact visitor numbers. Using data collected by visitor surveys, it is possible to model SPA visitor rates, identify the key drivers and predict how the rate may change for different scenarios.
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