REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Secondhand information is an example of a secondary source
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Textbooks, edited works, books and articles that interpret or review research works, histories, biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, reviews of law and legislation, political analyses and commentaries.
Detailed explanation-2: -In contrast, a secondary source of information is one that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching. For the purposes of a historical research project, secondary sources are generally scholarly books and articles.
Detailed explanation-3: -So the one which is not a source of secondary data is (D), questionnaires. This is a source of primary data.
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