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Quota

The specification to which respondents for interviews or group discussions are recruited. This involves specifying the numbers of interviews or groups (and of people per group) and a range of criteria such as respondent age, sex, usership of particular brands or products, attitudinal or psychographic factors, geographic location or other variables.

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