research methods - TYPES OF DATA

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what is primary data?
data collected by the sociologists themselves, EG sociologists conducts a questionnaire
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what is secondary data?
data collected by someone else for their own purpose, EG look at crime stats
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carry out structured interviews and record the answers, PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
primary data
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look at school exam results, SECONDARY OR PRIMARY
secondary data
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what is quantitative data?
numbers and statistics
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what is qualitivative data?
words in depth and detailed
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unstructured interview, QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE
qualitative data
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going undercover with college students, QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE
quantitative data
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what is secondary data?

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data collected by someone else for their own purpose, EG look at crime stats

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look at school exam results, SECONDARY OR PRIMARY

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