The research shows this process only took between 15 and 30 minutes to take place.

研究表明这个过程只消15至30分钟的时间。

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I am writing an academic paper about this research which - given the slow gears of academic journal publishing - will probably take a year or more to get published.

当下我正在撰写这一研究的学术论文——考虑到学术杂志出版速度之慢(slow gears)，这一论文估计要花上一年半载的时间才能得到出版。

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If you are the market leader, and want to stay in that position, the best thing you can ask yourself about your market research is what would it take to prove this is wrong?

假如您是一个市场的领头者，也期望能够长期保留在这个职位，您最应当自问的问题是：您的市场调研结果是否有谬误？何以证明它是错的？

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I'll take this even a step further, even though there is no research about this, I bet you this is correct: there is no difference in our levels of wellbeing if our place of residents is by the river or in the .

我会进一步说明，虽然还没有这方面的研究，我敢和你们打赌，下面的说法是正确的：,我们的幸福水平不会有所不同,不论我们是生活在河边,还是呆在监狱。

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Sometimes this "research" can take on questionable ethical dimensions.

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For startups, this process can take time, research and tweaking but it provides valuable insight into the needs and motivations of potential customers.

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So what should we take away from this research?

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