primary data Flashcards

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primary data definition

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information which sociologists have collected themselves

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advantages of primary data

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the researcher can collect the data they want

very up to date

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disadvantages of primary data

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expensive and time consuming

may not be able to access the groups you want to

if a project takes a long time, findings may be out of date

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examples of primary data

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questionnaires, interviews, observations and experiments

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