Explain the concepts of 'primary data' and secondary data'
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Primary data: Data collected by the investigator himself/ herself for a specific purpose.
Examples: Data collected by a student for his/her thesis or research project.
(In movies) The hero is directly told by the heroine that he is her “ideal man”.
Secondary data: Data collected by someone else for some other purpose (but being utilized by the investigator for another purpose).
Examples: Census data being used to analyze the impact of education on career choice and earning.
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