Primart And Secondary Data

Question 1

Primary data definition:

Answer 1

Data that is collected directly by the researcher. Often through questionnaires or interviews.

Question 2

Secondary data definition:

Answer 2

Data that is collected by someone else, but is then used by the researcher such as articles online.

Question 3

Strengths of using primary data:

Answer 3

It’s trusted and accurate, you know this as you collected it.
It’s relevant.

Question 4

Weaknesses of using primary data:

Answer 4

It’s time consuming and can be costly.

Question 5

Strengths of using secondary data:

Answer 5

Don’t have to spend time interpreting data.
It’s useful when primary data is difficult to access.

Question 6

Weaknesses of using secondary data:

Answer 6

It could have anomaly’s.
It may not be relevant to your experiment.