Primary data
What Primary data means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Primary data
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Data collected first-hand by the researcher for the specific research question in hand, for example running your own memory experiment and recording each participant's score.
First-hand information gathered directly by the researcher specifically for their current investigation.
Topics that use Primary data
- Data handling (AQA GCSE)
- Data analysis (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Measures of central tendency
- Qualitative data
- Quantitative data
- Secondary data
- Arithmetic mean and significant figures
- Calculating from raw scores
- Choosing appropriate displays
- Correlational relationships
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