RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Is a PHOTOGRAPH an example of a Primary or Secondary Source?
A
Primary Source
B
Secondary Source
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Letters, diaries, artifacts, photographs, and other types of first-hand accounts and records are all primary sources.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like primary sources, secondary materials can be written or non-written (sound, pictures, movies, etc.). Examples of secondary sources: Bibliographies. Biographical works.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common examples of primary sources include interview transcripts, photographs, novels, paintings, films, historical documents, and official statistics. Anything you directly analyze or use as first-hand evidence can be a primary source, including qualitative or quantitative data that you collected yourself.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of primary sources: Theses, dissertations, scholarly journal articles (research based), some government reports, symposia and conference proceedings, original artwork, poems, photographs, speeches, letters, memos, personal narratives, diaries, interviews, autobiographies, and correspondence.

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