Primary & Secondary Research

Where can we find information about something?

Answer explanation

Information can be found by:

- Questionnaires

- TV Documentaries

- Interviews

- Books

- Professional Magazines

- Podcasts

- Newspapers

- Websites

& many more!!

What is this type of research?

Information you have found out by asking other people. Technically, they ‘own’ that information. This research is solely carried out to address a certain problem.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

What is this type of research?

This is the information that someone has found out. This research involves using information and resources that already exist.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Select the correct example of Secondary Sources:

• TV Documentaries

• Interviews

• Questionnaires

• Websites

Answer explanation

Examples of Secondary Sources include:

- Websites

- Books

- Professional magazines

- TV documentaries

- Statistics

Select the correct example of Primary Sources:

• TV Documentaries

• Questionnaires

• Books

• Watching a programme about a person

Answer explanation

Examples of Primary Sources include:

- Questionnaires

- Interviews

- Focus groups

- Watching a programme about a person

Define 'Reliable source of information'

Answer explanation

A reliable source of information is:

- Dependable and trustworthy

- Well reasoned theory or argument

- Uses credible sources (.gov.uk / .nhs.uk)

- Organisations or professionals

Define 'Unreliable source of information'

Answer explanation

Unreliable sources of information are:

- Poor and untrustworthy

-Plagiarised or uncited information

- Biased information

- Unreliable sources (Wikipedia)