Collecting your own data-Primary research | Data Collection Services — Startwork
In every research studies , the scientist wants to identify the truth or they wish to develop meaningful insights into the problem. In order to make any valid conclusion about the research problem or hypothesis , we need valid evidence. Moreover, the evidence can be represented by collecting data (numeric or non-numeric in nature). In any statistical analysis , data collection is the fundamental step and there are two forms of data collection; Primary and Secondary method of data collection. I will describe you the meaning of primary data, examples of primary data collection and different ways of collecting the same. Primary Data: The researcher collected the Primary data through surveys, experiments, interviews, etc, and it is considered to be the best research methodology as the data are collected from the original source. However, before collecting the primary data, the main task of the researcher is to identif...