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Define primary and secondary data.

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Primary data :
Data collected by the investigator himself/herself for a specific person is called as primary data. For example, data collected by a student for his/her research project.

Secondary data :
Data collected by someone else for some other purpose but being utilized by the investigator for another purpose is called secondary data.

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