First Hand vs Second Hand Data

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What is first hand data?

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Data we have collected ourselves.

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What is second hand data?

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Data collected by someone else.

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Give an example of first hand data.

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A survey you conduct among your friends.

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Give an example of second hand data.

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Statistics from a government website.

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What type of data is collected directly from the source?

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First hand data.

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What type of data is often found in books or online articles?

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Second hand data.

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If you conduct an experiment and record the results, what type of data is this?

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First hand data.

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If you read a research paper to gather information, what type of data is this?

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Second hand data.

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What type of data would you use if you want to know how your classmates feel about a new school rule?

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First hand data.

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What type of data would you use if you look up historical weather patterns?

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Second hand data.