Primary vs Secondary source Flashcards
What is a primary sources?
Info collected and observed first hand by the researcher specifically to meet aim of reaserch
Examples of methods producing primary sources?
Interviews, questionstionares, observations and case studys
Strengths of primary sources?
- data fits aims as it was made for that
- can be certain of quality
Limitations of primary sources?
-time and effort
-expensive
-needs to be done by reasercher so reliability?
What is a secondary sources?
auntie used in study collected by someone else for a purpose other then current study
Examples of methods producing secondary data?
meta antalyas, literature reviews, correlation
gov statistics
Strengths of secondary sources?
-less time and effort
-cheep
Limitations of secondary sources?
-data not may fit exact aims
-can’t be sure if quality of data