types of data

Question 1

qualitative ?

Answer 1

quality of data, deals with descriptions, data that is observed not measured.

Question 2

strength and weakness of qualitative ?

Answer 2

strength = detailed info
weakness = difficult to analyse and draw conclusions

Question 3

quantitative ?

Answer 3

quantity, deals with numbers, data that can be measured.

Question 4

strength and weakness of quantitive ?

Answer 4

strength = easy to analyse
weakness = could lead to data being oversimplified

Question 5

primary data ?

Answer 5

observed first hand by researcher

Question 6

strength and weakness pf primary ?

Answer 6

strength = deigned by researcher so aims and hypothesis fits the aims and conditions of the study
weakness = research can be time consuming to design

Question 7

secondary ?

Answer 7

data collected from another piece of research

Question 8

strength and weakness of secondary ?

Answer 8

strength = simpler to access to someone else’s research
weakness = researcher may not be able to find researcher that is needed