How do sociologists collect data?

Question 1

Primary data

Answer 1

date that is collected by researchers themselves, first hand.
> e.g. if a researcher conducts a questionnaire by distributing them.
> sociologists can be more certain of the validity of their data
> can get data on what they want precisely to investigate.
EVALUATION - incredibly time-consuming

Question 2

Secondary data

Answer 2

Data already collected by another sociologist or organisation.
> a sociologist studying something from the past may want to use historical records and use the information for their own research.
> an advantage is that secondary research already exists, therefore it is easy to come across.
> sometimes secondar