They are asked to suggest what will happen or what one character may be saying or thinking in response to another character or a situation. Third Person Technique is a projective technique where participants are presented with a situation and are asked to suggest the feelings and attitudes of other people to the situation. Time Series Design is a type of quasi-experimental design where a series of periodic measurements is taken from one group of test units, followed by a treatment, then another series of measurements. Topline Report is a brief summary of the main findings of a study. Total Error is the difference between the true value of a parameter in the population and a value derived from a survey.
Total error is the sum of the sampling and non-sampling errors in a survey.
Trace Analysis see indirect observation. Tracking Study is a study that provides periodic updating of company and competitor performances on criteria other than sales. Trade Off Analysis see conjoint analysis. Transcribing see data entry. Treatment refers to the manipulation of one or more independent variables during an experiment.