Psychology A-Level
checking data quality
What checking data quality means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of checking data quality
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Primary data fit the hypothesis and their reliability can be checked at source, while with secondary data the original team may have defined the variable differently or worked to standards the present researcher cannot inspect.
Topics that use checking data quality
- D.1 – handling data (OCR A-Level)
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