Primary and Secondary Data Flashcards
The two main types of data in psychology are ____ and ____.
Qualitative data, Quantitative data
Qualitative data focuses on ____ and ____ rather than numerical values.
meanings, concepts
Quantitative data is primarily concerned with ____ and ____ in research.
measurements, counts
An example of qualitative data collection involves ____ and ____ in clinical psychology.
interviews, self-esteem
In clinical psychology, quantitative data can be collected through ____ and ____ tests.
cognitive, ratio
The levels of measurement for quantitative data include ____ and ____.
Nominal, Ordinal
Primary data is defined as data collected ____ by the researcher for a specific purpose.
first-hand
Methods of collecting primary data include ____ and ____.
Observation, interviews
An example of secondary data in clinical psychology is ____ and ____.
Gottesman and Shields, pre-existing hospital records
One similarity between primary and secondary data is that both can be ____ if the data collection methods are ____.
reliable, well-designed
One difference between primary and secondary data is that primary data is ____ compared to secondary data, which is ____.
more expensive, less expensive
Two strengths of primary data are that it is ____ to the research question and the researcher has ____ over the data collection process.
specific, control
Two weaknesses of primary data are that it can be ____ to collect and it is ____ compared to secondary data.
time-consuming, more expensive
One strength of secondary data is that it is ____ because the data is already ____ .
time-efficient, collected
A weakness of secondary data is that it may not be ____ to the research question and its ____ depends the original collector.
specific, quality
