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Ratings Analysis - The Theory And Practice Of Audience Research, Third Edition
Ratings Analysis The Theory And Practice Of Audience Research Third Edition Author:James Webster, Patricia F. Phalen, Lawrence W. Lichty Ratings Analysis: The Theory and Practice of Audience Research provides a thorough and up-to-date presentation of the ratings industry and analysis processes. It serves as a practical guide for conducting audience research, offering readers the tools for becoming informed and discriminating consumers of audience information, from broadcasting to... more » cable to the World Wide Web. In its third edition, this essential volume: ? illustrates applications of audience research in advertising, programming, financial analysis, and social policy; ? describes audience research data and summarizes the history of audience measurement, the research methods most often used, and the kinds of ratings research products currently available; and ? discusses the analysis of audience data by offering a framework within which to understand mass media audience and by focusing specifically to the analysis of ratings data. Appropriate for all readers needing an in-depth understanding of audience research, including people working in advertising, electronic media, and related industries, Ratings Analysis also has much to offer academics, critics, policy-makers, and students of mass media.« less