Types Of Data

Question 1

What is primary data?

Answer 1

Data produced by the researcher for the purpose of the study

Question 2

What is secondary data?

Answer 2

Data that already exists and was created for the purpose of different research

Question 3

what are the two types of data?

Answer 3

quantitative and qualitative

Question 4

what is quantitative data?

Answer 4

numerical data in the form of numbers

Question 5

what is qualitative data?

Answer 5

data in the form of words

Question 6

what are some examples of quantitative secondary data?

Answer 6

crime statistics
census
league tables
suicide statistics

Question 7

what are some examples of qualitative secondary data?

Answer 7

diaries
ofsted reports
newspapers
letters

Question 8

what are the advantages of primary data?

Answer 8

have control over quality of data

can control how its gathered

data is exactly what you need for your research

Question 9

what are the disadvantages of primary data?

Answer 9

can be a very long and expensive process to collect

need to have the right skills and resources to collect it properly

it can be hard to reach the right people/get enough responses

Question 10

what are the advantages of secondary data?

Answer 10

readily available

cheap/free

often uses large samples

reliable

published regularly (can track changes/patterns)

Question 11

what are the disadvantages of secondary data?

Answer 11

might not be exactly what you are looking for as it was created for other purposes

official definitions may not be the same as sociologists

may not be reliable

may not be valid (dark figures)