TYPES OF DATA

Question 1

QUALITATIVE DATA

Answer 1

data that is expressed in words and non- numerical

Question 2

QUANTITATIVE DATA

Answer 2

data that can be counted, usually given as numbers

Question 3

PRIMARY DATA

Answer 3

information that has been obtained first hand by the researcher for the purpose of a research project.

Question 4

SEONDARY DATA

Answer 4

information that has already been collected by someone else and so pre- dates the current research project

Question 5

META- ANALYSIS

Answer 5

‘research about research’, refers to the process of combining results from a number of studies on a particular topic to provide an overall view.