Primary vs Secondary source Flashcards

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What is a primary sources?

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Info collected and observed first hand by the researcher specifically to meet aim of reaserch

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Examples of methods producing primary sources?

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Interviews, questionstionares, observations and case studys

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Strengths of primary sources?

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  • data fits aims as it was made for that
  • can be certain of quality
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Limitations of primary sources?

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-time and effort
-expensive
-needs to be done by reasercher so reliability?

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What is a secondary sources?

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auntie used in study collected by someone else for a purpose other then current study

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Examples of methods producing secondary data?

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meta antalyas, literature reviews, correlation
gov statistics

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Strengths of secondary sources?

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-less time and effort
-cheep

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Limitations of secondary sources?

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-data not may fit exact aims
-can’t be sure if quality of data

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