Types of Data Flashcards
What is meant by primary data? (geog)
Information you have collected yourself through doing fieldwork
Are taking photos, measuring river width and depth an example of primary or secondary data?
Primary
List the 2 types of data primary data could be.
Quantitive or qualitative
What is meant by the term Quantitative data?
Where you collect numbers
What is meant by the term Qualitative Data?
Where you describe things or give an opinion
Give some examples of Quantitative data (geog)
River Width and Bedload size
What are the 2 advantages of Primary data?
Up to date
Collect it yourself so it is perfect for assessing your hypotheses and fulfilling your aim
What is the 1 disadvantage of primary data?
Time Consuming to gather
What is meant by the term secondary data?
Information that is gathered by other people or organisations
List 2 benefits of secondary data
No time required to collect it
A lot of info to choose from
Is the internet, a map or a textbook an example of primary or secondary data?
Secondary
List 2 disadvantages of using secondary data
May be out dated
May not be exact info needed to test hypotheses
In our fieldwork, what secondary did we use and how did it benefit us?
Ordnance Survey Map
Allowed us to choose 6 easily accessible sites
In our fieldwork, what primary data did we collect and how did it benefit us?
Width, depth, velocity and bedload of the river
It was the exact info needed to test our hypotheses
