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GCSE Sociology · key term
Information collected first-hand by a researcher for their own investigation.
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Information collected directly by a researcher for their own study.
Revise: Knowledge and UnderstandingPrimary data is collected for the researcher's own study; secondary data already exists. These are different distinctions: primary and secondary information can each be quantitative or qualitative.
Information collected first-hand by a researcher specifically for their research.
Do not assume that primary data is always accurate or that secondary data is always biased. Explain the possible problem with the particular source.
Support each type with a specific example: interviews conducted by the researcher are primary data; existing UK Census figures used by the researcher are secondary data.
Do not assume that numerical data is automatically objective or that primary data is automatically valid. Consider how the information was collected.
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Information collected first-hand by the researcher for their investigation.
Information collected directly by a researcher for their own investigation.
Information generated and collected first-hand by the researcher.
Data collected first-hand by a researcher for their investigation.
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Information collected first-hand by a researcher for their own research purpose.
Revise: Primary and Secondary DataPrimary data is information collected first-hand by a researcher for their own research purpose. Secondary data is existing information collected by someone else, usually for another purpose, which the researcher uses in their study. The distinction concerns the information’s origin, not whether it is presented as numbers or words.
Information collected first-hand by a researcher for their own research.
