Topic #4 - Primary and Secondary Data

What is primary data?

• Data collected before analysis.
• Data collected earlier for another reason
• Data collected only in prior studies.
• Data collected firsthand by the researchers for their research.

The source of data collected and compiled by others is called …

• primary data.
• secondary data.
• primary & secondary.
• none of the options is correct.

Which of the following is an example of primary data?

• Book.
• Journal.
• Newspaper.
• Questionnaires.

Which of the following is an example of secondary data?

• Statistical reports.
• Government publications.
• Company websites.
• All options are correct.

Which of the following is a method of collecting primary data?

• Observation.
• Interview.
• Questionnaires.
• All options are correct.

Data initially collected in the process of investigation are known as …

• foreign data.
• primary data.
• third data.
• secondary data.

What is secondary data?

• Data collected in the process of investigation.
• None.
• Both.
• Data collected from some other agency.

What kind of data are the population census and the unemployment rate collected by Badan Pusat Statistik?

• Primary data.
• Secondary data.
• Internal data.
• None of the options is correct.

The data collected on the height of a group of students after recording their heights with a measuring tape are …

• primary data.
• continuous data.
• discrete data.
• secondary data.

Which of the following is a method of secondary data collection?

• Direct personal investigation.
• Direct oral investigation.
• Collection of information through a questionnaire.
• None of the options is correct.