CSA CSA Consumer Research & Market Applications

Question 1

In consumer sensory research, a hedonic scale is primarily used to measure:

Accepted Answer

Overall liking or acceptance of a product

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The intensity of a specific sensory attribute

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Discrimination between two products

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Threshold detection for an off-flavor

Question 2

What is the minimum recommended number of consumers for a central location test (CLT) intended to provide reliable preference data for a product launch decision?

Accepted Answer

75–150 per cell

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10–20 per cell

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300–500 per cell

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25–50 per cell

Question 3

Which consumer segmentation approach in sensory science groups respondents based on their patterns of liking scores across multiple products rather than demographic variables?

Accepted Answer

Cluster analysis of hedonic data

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Conjoint analysis

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Focus group segmentation

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Demographic cross-tabulation

Question 4

In a home-use test (HUT), which key advantage over a central location test (CLT) is most relevant for food product research?

Accepted Answer

Consumers evaluate products in their natural usage context

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Larger sample sizes are easier to recruit

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Sensory analysts can directly observe consumption behavior

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Products are evaluated under controlled lighting conditions

Question 5

The 'just-about-right' (JAR) scale in consumer testing is best analyzed using which statistical approach to identify which attributes are driving overall liking?

Accepted Answer

Penalty analysis (mean drop analysis)

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ANOVA with Tukey HSD

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Principal component analysis (PCA)

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Spearman rank correlation

Question 6

Which type of consumer test is MOST appropriate to determine whether a cost-reduction reformulation has been successfully disguised from consumers?

Accepted Answer

Sequential monadic blind test with a preference question

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Branded concept test

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Qualitative focus group

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CATA (Check-All-That-Apply) survey