RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Primary source documents are all of the following EXCEPT ____
A
First hand accounts of someone’s experience
B
Analysis of events
C
An original document that does not analyze other documents
D
Original research
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Primary sources are from people who had a direct connection with it. An analysis of events or intepretation of data/documents is considered as a secondary source.

Detailed explanation-2: -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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