collecting data

• What are the differences between primary and secondary data?

  • Primary data: Original data collected by the researcher for the specific investigation
  • Secondary data: Information collected by someone else that already exists

  
• What are the differences between qualitative and quantitative data?

  • Qualitative data: Expressed in words, descriptive
  • Quantitative data: Expressed numerically, numerical
• What is the difference between collecting primary and secondary data?

  • Primary data: Collected specifically for the investigation by the researcher
  • Secondary data: Collected by someone else and already exists

  
• What types of data can be collected in psychological research?

  • Quantitative data: Numerical data
  • Qualitative data: Descriptive data
  • Primary data
  • Secondary data
• What is qualitative data?


  Data that is expressed in words
• What is quantitative data?


  Data that is expressed numerically