For the picture below, please identify something new or interesting (or just som
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For the picture below, please identify something new or interesting (or just something that stands out) and explain how it has applied to your past research in past courses (if at all) as well as how you foresee it applying to your research for the proposal and final project . 1-2 paragraphs
Secondary Research Techniques Primary Research Techniques HIGH It can take you a lot of time to go through a large data base or a lot of articles LOW It is relatively faster to call up a few people within the industry and ask them the information you are looking for Time and effort taken to get the data HIGH Its comparatively easier to collect data from secondary sources LOW Its comparatively more complex to collect data as you have to be quite good at eliciting information from respondents Ease of collection of the data ·HIGH Numerous phone calls or a LOW Generally data is collected from free and published sources face to face meeting could be required to collect information. You could also have to provide incentives to the respondent Cost of collecting the data HIGH As this is published and in most cases audited, it is highly reliable LOW the reliability is quite low as it is just collected by talking to industry participants and difficult to validate Reliability of the data LOW Can be quite dated as you are looking at the last published figures HIGH The data is generally quite latest as its collected by talking to people on the ground and as they know the latest happenings Freshness of the data LOW The depth is generally quite low as it is from published sources and can be quite ·HIGH The depth here can be quite as you will be talking to Depth of the information collected specific respondents who will have specific information that you are looking for . generic at an overall company . levelExplanation / Answer
When undertaking any research, two factors that are of utmost importance is - the time involved in the study and the cost of doing the study. Considering these factors and the research procedure both primary and the secondary research techniques are deployed. Both the research techniques are complementary to each other. For the freshness of the data and depth of information - primary technique is more suitable. Any study begins with the review or survey of secondary literature available such as scholarly articles, books and other sources (e.g. dissertations, conference proceedings) relevant to a particular issue. This is done to find out about the methods and the theory employed in previous studies. This is an essential part of any study as it provides the theoretical framework for the new study. More so, undertaking a new study involves aspirations to produce a new finding that adds to the stock of knowledge. This can be achieved only when you are aware of the gaps in the previous studies. Furthermore, at the time of doing the analysis again, the secondary sources come in handy. The new information is always collated with the secondary data.This establishes what is new in your research and what is complementing to the previous studies. SO both the research techniques are used in combination with each other.
My own research is based on a 'what makes people interested in taking selfies'. I started with doing a survey of previous studies. I used published journal articles, books on the topic and conference proceedings. This gave me the theoretical framework and methodological framework for my study. Based on this I am going to develop my questionnaire and use it to collect data. The collected data will be put through analysis and conclusion will be drawn. This way, I am going to make use of both the research techniques and produce a good research on my chosen topic.