information collected by sociologists for their own purpose e.g. social surveys (questionaire or interview), participant observation and experiments (field and the comparative method)
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advantage of primary data
precise information specific to hypothesis, dont need to worry about credibility or whether its outdated
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disadvantages of primary data
time consuming, costly, may require training and special skills
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secondary data
data that has been collected by somebody else for their own purposes e.g. official stats and documents
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advantage of secondary data
quick, cheap, doesnt require training or specific skills
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disadvantages of secondary data
not collected for
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Card 2
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precise information specific to hypothesis, dont need to worry about credibility or whether its outdated
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advantage of primary data
Card 3
Front
time consuming, costly, may require training and special skills
Back
Card 4
Front
data that has been collected by somebody else for their own purposes e.g. official stats and documents
Back
Card 5
Front
quick, cheap, doesnt require training or specific skills
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