question de calibrage

English translation: calibration question

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French term or phrase:	question de calibrage
English translation:	calibration question
Entered by:	Victoria Porter-Burns

09:52 Apr 25, 2008

French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research

French term or phrase: question de calibrage

'Question de calibrage' is a heading in a market research questionnaire 'script' for calling interviewees by phone. The questions under this heading relate to the customer's overall level of satisfaction with the service provided. Later sections go into more detail about satisfaction levels concerning various aspects of the service. I was thinking something like 'gauge question', but is there a special term for this? I've never come across it in any market research texts before.

TIA

Vicky

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calibration question

Explanation:
This is a critical question to anyone who commissions market research. ... accurate if the respondents don't answer survey calibration questions honestly? ...
www.synovate.com/knowledge/infact/issues/200506/ - 13k -

It suddenly occured to me that maybe the original term was English, as is often the case with market research, so I ran it past google. OK I can't promise it is gospel but you might like to check it further
I have a report to do....

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Sorry to have lead you up the garden path before finding my way but you may like to look at it as an exercise in lateral thinking: first try and imagine the point and sum it up, then think around the problem (MR is often basically English....) then hunt via back-translation. The method won't always work but it often helps

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Both very helpful solutions, but further research showed that 'Calibration question' is a commonly used term in market research. Thanks to both answerers!
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calibration question

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Jack Dunwell

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Explanation:
Might this fit V?
Rating, appraisal, measure.........

Jack Dunwell
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Local time: 21:14
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Asker: It might indeed.... Thanks fourth!

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calibration question

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Grading comment

Both very helpful solutions, but further research showed that 'Calibration question' is a commonly used term in market research. Thanks to both answerers!

Notes to answerer

Asker: A good link. Many thanks for all your help!

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