Sociology 1 - Studying Society - Sources of data Revision cards for Sources of data, hope this helps! :] 4.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? SociologyResearch methodsGCSEAll boards Created by: Cubix RubeCreated on: 26-01-12 19:12 Sources of data Primary data is data collected by the researcher himself, for example: Structured interviews, or Participant observation Secondary data is data used that has been previously collected by someone else, like Official Statistics or Mass media reports 1 of 2 Sources of data 2 Sources of data: Qualitative: Primary - Observation, Structured Interviews, Unstructured Interviews Secondary - Written documents (Biographies, Diaries etc..), Mass media sources (Articles, Documentaries) Quantitative: Primary - Questionnaires Secondary - Statistics (GCSE results, SAT results etc..), Official Statistics (Birth/Death/Unemployment rates) 2 of 2
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