Dictionary Check: psychographics

"psychographics" is a valid word!

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Definition

noun

market research or statistics classifying population groups according to psychological variables (as attitudes, values, or fears); also: variables or trends identified through such research.

Example: "Psychographics is often confused with demographics, where historical generations may be defined both by demographics, such as the years in which a particular generation is born or even the fertility rates of that generation's parents, but also by psychographic variables like attitudes, personality formation, and cultural touchstones."

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