Types of Data

Question 1

What are some examples of data collection?

Answer 1

Research diaries, participant observations, non-participant observations, interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, social surveys, longitudinal surveys, covert observations, overt observations, newspaper articles, blogs, government official statistics, social media, records.

Question 2

What are some examples of types of data?

Answer 2

Primary data, secondary data, qualitative data, quantitative data.

Question 3

What is primary data?

Answer 3

Data which is gathered first hand by the researcher
+ more valid
- less reliable

Question 4

What is secondary data?

Answer 4

Data which has been collected by someone else then used by the researcher.
+ more reliable
- less valid