Types Of Data - Earth Sciences Flashcards
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What is primary data?
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Primary data is data that is collected by the observer.
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What are some examples of primary data?
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Examples of primary data include rock samples, fossils, results from experiments, etc.
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What is secondary data?
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Secondary data is data that was collected by someone else.
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What are some examples of secondary data?
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Examples of secondary data include results from someone else’s experiment, information from a website, a lab report, a book, etc.
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What is proxy data?
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Proxy data is data collected for another purpose from which an inference can be made.
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What are some examples of proxy data?
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An example of proxy data is seeing glacial striations that can be seen in a photo of something else.
