Secondary data - Advantages and disadvantages table in GCSE Statistics

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Created on: 18-02-19 11:14

Secondary data

Advantages

Easy to obtain
Cheap to obtain
Data from known organisations ( e.g. Government) so it's reliable

Disadvantages

Data source may not be reliable
Data might contain errors
Data might not be suitable to find answers to specific questions
Collection method is unknown ( sample size, surveys or questionnaires might be misleading).
Data might be out of date

Evaluation

Secondary data comes from published sources, such as newspapers, books or the Internet. You could do an experiment, carry out a survey or use a questionnaire to collect primary data.

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