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Types of data and research: jjd
1. Types of data and research
DATE Source of information Description of information NOTES
Primary research is the information you find out yourself for example questionnaires,
surveys, focus groups and interviews.
Pros
easy to do
quick and cheap
get the specific information you want
lead the person to give you more information
Cons
may not get accurate answers
can take a long time
difficult to get a large sample
Secondary research is when you use information already gathered by other people often
available in books, internet and magazines.
Pros
quick and easy to find information
available at no cost
wide range of information available
Cons
information you have found may be out of date
not all the information you find on the internet will be correct
Quantitative research is about asking people for their opinions in an organized way
so that you can produce hard facts and statistics to guide you. It's important to
survey people in fairly large numbers and to make sure they are a representative
sample of your target market.
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DATE Source of information Description of information NOTES
06/10/14 http://healthresearchfunding.org/pros-cons-quantitative-research/ Li s t of pros and cons of
Pros
Data can be gathered quickly
The survey can be generalised to the entire population
It can be anonymous; this is good for dealing with sensitive topics.
Cons
:In using this type of research, you need to find great numbers of correspondents.
The more people you get the more reliable and accurate your finding will be.
Because of the wide range of people you are using, you will need more money to
print of questionnaires etc.
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06/10/14 http://www.ehow.co.uk/info_8111415_qualitative-research-pros-cons.html Li s t of pros and cons of
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06/10/14 www.qsrinternational.com/what-is-qualitative-research.aspx
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3. Qualitative research is answering questions by analysing and making sense of
unstructured data. Qualitative research happens in nearly every workplace and study
environment, nearly every day.
DATE Source of information Description of information NOTES
Pros
No limit in the amount of results
Freedom to explore and elaborate on results
When interview, the interviewee can express their natural behaviour
Cons
Cannot be approached statistically
Difficult for researcher to maintain information