Types of data

A researcher searches through newspapers to see if there is a relationship between daily temperature and the total number of violent incidents

• Primary

• Secondary

An interview with people with OCD about their experiences

• Primary

• Secondary

An observation of how primary school children negotiate rules during a game of marbles

• Primary

• Secondary

A researcher examines the transcript of a trial to see if there were inconsistencies in eyewitness accounts

• Primary

• Secondary

A researcher asks cinemagoers leaving a horror movie if they feel more murderous after seeing the film

• Primary

• Secondary

A lab study to see if men or women are more susceptible to visual illusions.

• Primary

• Secondary

A transcript of an interview with a participant

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Scores out of 10 on an anxiety questionnaire

• Quantitative

• Qualitiative

Students rate their enjoyment of research methods on a scale of 1–10

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

A girl writes a diary describing what daily life is like for a child

• Quantitative

• Qualitative