collocation · academic
primary data
UK/ˈpraɪməri ˈdeɪtə/US/ˈpraɪmɛri ˈdeɪtə/PRI·ma·ry DA·ta
Data collected directly by researchers for the current study, such as interviews or surveys.
Examples
“We collected primary data through face-to-face interviews with residents.”
“Primary data are usually more time-consuming to gather but more specific.”
“The study relied on primary data rather than government statistics.”
Band 8 sentence
“Because primary data were limited, the researchers complemented them with national statistics.”
Collocations
- collect primary data
- gather primary data
Word family
Common mistakes
first data→primary data
collect primary informations→collect primary data
Say it for a higher band
5original data→6collected data→7+primary data
Synonyms
raw data
Easily confused
secondary data
“The analysis relied on secondary data from published government reports.”
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