Indirect Measurement Techniques Used to Determine Consumers' Evaluative Criteria Differ

question 70

True/False

Indirect measurement techniques used to determine consumers' evaluative criteria differ from direct measurements in that they assume consumers will not or cannot state their evaluative criteria.

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