flesh out. Also, put flesh on the bones of. Give substance to, provide with details, amplify. For example, The editor told her to flesh out the story, or You need to put flesh on the bones of these characters. This metaphoric expression, alluding to clothing a nude body or adding flesh to a skeleton, was in the mid-1600s put simply as to flesh, the adverb out being added about two centuries later.
Survey research, which is descriptive and cross-sectional in most cases, is an important type of research in marketing. Marketing researchers often survey customers to ascertain their attitudes, preferences, and intentions.
Market research analysts work in private business, government, and education. Market research analysts typically work by themselves in front of a computer, imputing data, analyzing information and generating reports for clients and management. A few market research analysts work outside the office taking surveys, conducting polls, or interacting directly with the public.