Question

State with reason, whether you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Utmost care has to be taken while using secondary data.

Answer 1

Secondary data refers to the data collected from secondary sources. As a result, such data lacks reliability. For instance, data from unpublished sources may or may not carry the correct useful information as it was collected a few years back or way back in the past. Thus, utmost care has to be taken when considering the time period and reliability of such data, as it may or may not contain the relevant information regarding the field of investigation.