The graph shows information on the reasons U.S. internet users named for using multiple devices or switch devices between discovering, researching and while purchasing products as of March 2014. During the survey, 51 percent of the respondents stated they often started the process on the nearest device and transferred to one with a better user experience as they got more serious about researching and purchasing the product.
Which of the following best describes why you used multiple devices or switched devices between discovering, researching and while purchasing?
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Forrester Research, & Tapad. (April 30, 2015). Which of the following best describes why you used multiple devices or switched devices between discovering, researching and while purchasing? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/464112/online-shopping-reasons-for-using-multiple-devices-usa/
Forrester Research, und Tapad. "Which of the following best describes why you used multiple devices or switched devices between discovering, researching and while purchasing?." Chart. April 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/464112/online-shopping-reasons-for-using-multiple-devices-usa/
Forrester Research, Tapad. (2015). Which of the following best describes why you used multiple devices or switched devices between discovering, researching and while purchasing?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/464112/online-shopping-reasons-for-using-multiple-devices-usa/
Forrester Research, and Tapad. "Which of The following Best Describes Why You Used Multiple Devices or Switched Devices between Discovering, Researching and While Purchasing?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/464112/online-shopping-reasons-for-using-multiple-devices-usa/
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