noun phrase · academic
secondary data
/ˈsɛkəndəri ˈdeɪtə/SEC·ond·ary DA·ta
data that were collected for other purposes and are reused by researchers
Examples
“The study relied on secondary data from government surveys.”
“Using secondary data can save time but may limit the variables available.”
“Researchers must check the quality of secondary data before analysis.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given time constraints, we opted to analyse secondary data from national surveys and complemented it with targeted interviews.”
Collocations
- analyse secondary data
- use secondary data
- secondary data source
Word family
Common mistakes
many secondary datas→much secondary data / many secondary data sources
use old data→use secondary data
Say it for a higher band
5old data→6existing data→7+secondary data
Synonyms
archival data
Easily confused
primary data
“The team collected primary data through interviews, while census figures served as secondary data.”
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