what is meant by primary and secondary data
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Primary data is data that is collected by a researcher from first-hand sources, using methods like surveys, interviews, or experiments. It is collected with the research project in mind, directly from primary sources. The term is used in contrast with the term secondary data.
Secondary data refers to data which is collected by someone who is someone other than the user. Common sources of secondary data for social science include censuses, information collected by government departments, organizational records and data that was originally collected for other research purposes.
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Data collected by the investigator himself/ herself for a specific purpose is called primary data.
Example: Data collected by a student for his/her thesis or research project etc.
Data collected by someone else for some other purpose (but being utilized by the investigator for another purpose) is called secondary data.
Example: data collected for a museum or magazine etc.
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