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Customer satisfaction

Customer satisfaction reflects customers’ assessment of how an experience meets their expectations or requirements. Surveys, complaints and behavioural evidence can provide different views, with biases from question design, timing, non-response and sample selection. A score should be interpreted alongside actual quality, retention and service outcomes. Define who was asked and what the measure means rather than assume all customers share the same expectations.

Worked example

A post-service survey reports 90% satisfaction among respondents, but only 10% of eligible customers replied; assess response bias before generalising.

Common mistake

Few complaints may mean weak access to complaint channels rather than high satisfaction.

Where it appears in your exams

QualificationExamRelationshipPeriod
ACCA APM Direct September 2026–June 2027
ACCA BT Supporting September 2026–June 2027
ACCA SBL Supporting September 2026–June 2027
FIA FBT Supporting September 2026–June 2027