choice of method and research process - primary and secondary data

Question 1

what is meant by primary data?

Answer 1

evidence collected by sociologists themselves for their own sociological purposes

Question 2

examples of primary data?

Answer 2

questionnaires, observantion

Question 3

what is meant by secondary data?

Answer 3

any information that has already been collected by someone else for their own purpose ad that may be used by the sociologists

Question 4

examples of secondary data

Answer 4

official statistics, business records, media reports, diaries and personal documents