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  Qualitative Data collection tools Two types of data collection methods are primary and secondary data collection methods (Patel & Davidson, 1994). Primary data can be collected through experiments, surveys, observation and personal interviews. However, primary data for qualitative research are different from the quantitative research. Primary Data The data collected for a particular research problem is known as Primary Data. With the primary data collection methods, a researcher can collect data through the direct responses of the participants. During the process, the participants could report their personal experience, attitudes and feelings to the researcher. As already mentioned, primary data is collected through interviews, surveys, experiments, and Field observations. Interviews Most of the researchers collect qualitative data using interviews (Denzin & Lincoln, 1998). It is identified that the activities, attitudes and views of the participants could be easily inte...