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With the evolution of ‘big data’ managing business intelligence can mean dealing with a variety of information sources: customer databases, external data sources and research results. Integrating these streams of insight and intelligence can expose new understanding and strategic direction to provide deeper levels of insight and intelligence for your organisation or client.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

1. Understand and apply appropriate data collection methodology(s) using research techniques, internal or external data sources, etc

2. Understand and establish relevant data protocols, understand client data needs, implementing relevant data legislation (e.g. Data Protection Act 1998) and/or quality requirements

3. Evaluate and select appropriate quantitative or qualitative data collection tools

4. Understand and apply quantitative statistical and data modelling techniques and/or qualitative techniques

5. Understand and apply data and/or customer segmentation techniques

6. Understand and apply data techniques for the analysis and interpretation of multiple data sets and/or data sources

7. Understand and deploy appropriate techniques for the interpretation of findings e.g. visualisation, storytelling, etc.

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Running a successful research project

Virtual training course

Get the most from your project by making good research and project management decisions at every stage.

Jun
04
2026

Thursday
09:00–16:00

Revisit, reuse and repurpose insight

Virtual training course

This training will teach you how to curate, synthesise and structure existing data sets to overcome complexity and answer new questions quickly and effectively

Jun
04
2026

Thursday
13:00–16:00

MRS Excellence Awards 2026

London

Join us at our annual awards lunch celebrating outstanding personal contributions to research, marking the 80th year of MRS.

Jun
05
2026

Friday
12:30–16:30

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