Question

Sources of secondary data

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Govt. Publications:

The Central Statistical Organization (CSO) and various state govt. collect compile and publish data on regular basis. Some of the important such publications are:

(i) Indian Trade Journals

(ii) Reports on Currency and Finance

(iii) Indian Customs and Central Excise Tariff

(iv) Statistical Abstract of India

(v) Reserve Bank of India Bulletin

(vi) Agricultural Statistics of India

(vii) Indian Foreign Statistics

(viii) Economic Survey

2. International Bodies:

All foreign governments and international agencies publish regular reports of international significance. These reports are regularly published by the agencies like;

(i) United Nations Organization

(iii) World Health Organization

(ii) International Labour Organization

(iv) Food and Agriculture Organization

(v) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

(vi) World Meteorological Organization.

3. Semi Govt. Publications:

Semi government, organizations municipalities, District Boards and others also publish reports in respect of birth, death and education, sanitation and many other related fields.

4. Reports of Committee and Commissions:

Central Government, or State Government, sometimes appoints committees and commissions on matters of great importance. Reports of such committees are of great significance as they provide invaluable data. These reports are like, Shah Commission Report, Sarkaria Commission Report and Finance Commission Reports etc.

5. Private Publications:

Some commercial and research institutes publish reports regularly. They are like Institutes of Economic Growth, Stock Exchanges, National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) etc.

6. Newspapers and Magazines:  

Various newspapers as well as magazines also do collect data in respect of many social and economic aspects. Some of them are as:

(i) Economic Times

(ii) Financial Express

(iii) Hindustan Times

(iv) Indian Express

(v) Business Standard

(vi) Economic and Political Weekly

7. Publications of research scholars:

Individual research scholars also sometimes publish their research work containing some useful statistical information.

8. Publications of trade associations:

Some of the big trade associations, through their statistical and research divisions, collect and publish data on various aspects of trading activity. For example, Sugar mills association publishes information regarding sugar mills in India.

9. Publications of research institutions:

Various Universities and research institutions publish information as findings of their research activities. In India for example, Indian Statistical Institute, National Council of Applied Economics Research, publish a variety of statistical data as a regular feature.  

Explanation:

Answer 2

Secondary data: Secondary source of data refers to the data that is already existing and we just copied pasted it for our own use.

Sources of secondary data:

1. government publications
2. semi government publications
3. publications of trade associations
4. international publications
5. magazine
6. records of a researchers

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