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What Are Primary And Secondary Data?

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    In order to carry out research on a particular subject a researcher needs to collect data fro carrying out a research. Data is of two forms either primary or secondary.
    Primary data is the information that is collected first hand by researchers. It can be collected by:
    • Surveys;
    • Interviews;
    • Focus groups;
    • Questionnaires
    Secondary data is the information that is already available and which is used by the researcher as source for data used in his/her research. Different forms of secondary data include:
    • Journals;
    • Books;
    • Census Data;
    • Newspaper articles; and
    • Biographies
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    Katie01  

    answered 10 months ago

      Primary is data that you have have to research for yourself while secondary dat is that that already exists like library books, other business' records, news papers, discussions with customer and market reports on market sectors.
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      Guest  

      answered 7 months ago

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