5.4 Interpreting and Analysing Data

What is primary source data?

• Data collected directly by the researcher and not manipulated

• Data collected by someone else

• Data that is summarized

• Data that is aggregated

What is secondary source data?

• Data collected directly by the researcher and not manipulated

• Data collected by someone else

• Data that is summarized

• Data that is aggregated

What is microdata?

• Data that is not manipulated

• Data collected by someone else

• Data that is summarized

• Data that is manipulated

What is aggregate data?

• Data that is not manipulated

• Data collected by someone else

• Data that is summarized

• Data that is collected by the researcher

What is raw data?

• Data that is collected in its original form

• Data that is summarized

• Data that is processed and analyzed

• Data that is aggregated

Every digital recording contains information in a music library. This is an example of:

• aggregate data

• a database

• a playlist

• primary data

The (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   is a value that represents a “basket” of goods, with each item being weighted by importance and compared to a base year with a weight of 100.

• Consumer
• Price
• Index
• Market
• Cost
• Ratio
• Goods
• Value
• Measure

Digital versions of songs are created when the analogue versions are converted piece by piece. This is done by sampling the analogue version and converting these samples to digital pieces. The ​ (a)   represents how many samples are taken per ​ (b)   ​

• second
• minute
• hour
• day
• week
• month
• year
• bit rate
• speed

What is the difference between primary and secondary data?

• Primary data is collected by the researcher, while secondary data is collected by someone else

• Primary data is manipulated, while secondary data is not

• Primary data is always summarized, while secondary data is raw

• Primary data is aggregated, while secondary data is not

What is the main characteristic of raw data?

• Data that is processed and analyzed

• Data that is collected in its original form

• Data that is aggregated

• Data that is summarized