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Classify the following data as primary or secondary data.
(1) Number of trains that passes through Thane railway station.
(2) Number of Barbie dolls available in different Barbie stores in Mumbai.
(3) Number of foodies visit the zomato website.
(4) Number of people visit in a museum during summer.
(5) Number of musicians in Mumbai city who knows both guitar and drum.

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Solution

Primary data: If the investigation has definite object while collecting the information, then data is called as primary data.
Therefore, (3), (4), (5) are examples of primary data.

Secondary data: If information is gathered from source which already had information, then data is called secondary data.
Therefore, (1), (2) are examples of secondary data.

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