project - would like advice

I am a marketing student and doing my first marketing research
project. My proposal is:

I would like to investigate the relationship between housing prices
and interest rates and what effect the stock market flucuations has on
that relationship.

Could anyone give me advice on research methods to use? Obviously it
would be secondary research. Maybe someone can recommend a periodical
or data base.

"marketing student" <susanna_1@charter.net> wrote in message
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> I am a marketing student and doing my first marketing research
> project. My proposal is:
>
> I would like to investigate the relationship between housing prices
> and interest rates and what effect the stock market flucuations has on
> that relationship.
>
> Could anyone give me advice on research methods to use? Obviously it
> would be secondary research. Maybe someone can recommend a periodical
> or data base.
>

Try the real estate section at Texas A&M. recenter.tamu.edu but note that
not all info is free. This is for a marketing research course???

George

susanna_1@charter.net (marketing student) wrote in message
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> I am a marketing student and doing my first marketing research
> project. My proposal is:
>
> I would like to investigate the relationship between housing prices
> and interest rates and what effect the stock market flucuations has on
> that relationship.
>
> Could anyone give me advice on research methods to use? Obviously it
> would be secondary research. Maybe someone can recommend a periodical
> or data base.

Use multiple regression analysis. If you have access to Microsoft
Excel - its in there. Regression analysis will shed light on the
relationships and strength of relationships.

"Paul Feldman" <paulfeldman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> susanna_1@charter.net (marketing student) wrote in message
> news:<cij5150284f@enews1.newsguy.com>...
>> I am a marketing student and doing my first marketing research
>> project. My proposal is:
>>
>> I would like to investigate the relationship between housing prices
>> and interest rates and what effect the stock market flucuations has on
>> that relationship.
>>
>> Could anyone give me advice on research methods to use? Obviously it
>> would be secondary research. Maybe someone can recommend a periodical
>> or data base.
>
> Use multiple regression analysis. If you have access to Microsoft
> Excel - its in there. Regression analysis will shed light on the
> relationships and strength of relationships.
>

I agree that RA is a good tool, but I
think a nice graph is what will really make the point. Housing prices can be
done in bars, with line graphs over the top representing interest rates and
stock market fluctuations.

That is a very interesting project, by the way.

I bet a lot of the information can be found on microfiche at the newspaper's
office, if you walk in and ask.

(Duh. I wrote that whole sentence without realizing what century we're in. I
wonder if newspapers are still archived using microfiche. DAMN, I must be
gettin' old!)

Mike

"Paul Feldman" <paulfeldman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> susanna_1@charter.net (marketing student) wrote in message
> news:<cij5150284f@enews1.newsguy.com>...
>> I am a marketing student and doing my first marketing research
>> project. My proposal is:
>>
>> I would like to investigate the relationship between housing prices
>> and interest rates and what effect the stock market flucuations has on
>> that relationship.
>>
>> Could anyone give me advice on research methods to use? Obviously it
>> would be secondary research. Maybe someone can recommend a periodical
>> or data base.
>
> Use multiple regression analysis. If you have access to Microsoft
> Excel - its in there. Regression analysis will shed light on the
> relationships and strength of relationships.
>

I agree that RA is a good tool, but I
think a nice graph is what will really make the point. Housing prices can be
done in bars, with line graphs over the top representing interest rates and
stock market fluctuations.

That is a very interesting project, by the way.

I bet a lot of the information can be found on microfiche at the newspaper's
office, if you walk in and ask.

(Duh. I wrote that whole sentence without realizing what century we're in. I
wonder if newspapers are still archived using microfiche. DAMN, I must be
gettin' old!)

Mike