Primary and Secondary Data

Identify if the following is primary or secondary data.

Data: A newspaper article

• Primary Data

• Secondary Data

Identify if the following is primary or secondary data.

Data: A encylopedia

• Primary Data

• Secondary Data

Identify if the following is primary or secondary data.

Data: A textbook on air safety that includes the accident as a case study

• Primary Data

• Secondary Data

Identify if the following is primary or secondary data.

Definition: reference, interpret and comment on primary sources. (Source: Monash University)

• Primary Data

• Secondary Data

Identify if the following is primary or secondary data.

Definition: data derived from your primary data (Source: Deakin University)

• Primary Data

• Secondary Data

Identify if the following is primary or secondary data. Definition: results from sources other than the researcher’s own investigations (Source: Edrolo)

• Primary Data

• Secondary Data

Identify if the following is primary or secondary data.

Definition: refers to comments on or summaries and interpretations of primary data. (Source: Jacaranda)

• Primary Data

• Secondary Data

Which of the following is an example of primary data?

• A survey conducted by a researcher

• A journal article summarizing multiple studies

• A textbook on scientific methods

• A news report on a scientific discovery

What is secondary data?

• Data collected directly by the researcher

• Data obtained from existing sources

• Data that is not yet analyzed

• Data that is collected through experiments

Which of the following scenarios involves collecting primary data?

• Analyzing data from a government database

• Conducting interviews with participants

• Reading a scientific review article

• Using data from a published book