what makes some research better than others? Is it where primary research is always better than secondary because of its nature to be specifically about your subject?
When it comes to research, primary research is general better and more reliable for the subject that you are looking to cover. The reason for this is you choice the questionnaires that you might ask in a interview and you can ask them in the context you wish, this is the same with questionnaires. Where as second research might have been asked in a different context to what you need. Saying this, secondary data is much easier to get them primary data as you don't have to go through the efforts of collecting the data and then calibrating it into something that means something.
The quality of research comes down to individual pieces of work surely? Some secondary research will be better than anything you could gather personally yet, if you are doing a very specific piece of work gathering primary research would most likely be the best option. Answering the question, 'what makes some research better than others', I feel that it comes down to the individual work and what the researcher is looking for.
okay dean, what about this situation , head n shoulders shampoo are researching how many people buy their product do they A) questionnaire 100 people about it or look at boot's sales records for the last week?
As I concluded I said that it comes down to the individual piece of work so yes in the case you have stated looking at the sales from the previous week would be better. For a business like head and shoulders they could also questionnaire people who have brought their products on whether they like the products or not.
Another point I would like to make is that If a piece of research is praised by many professional academics then surely it is highly likely to be excellent research. I know if I saw a piece of work and it was backed by professionals i would more likely believe what it said. If Steve Jobs and Bill Gates backed up a piece of published research then I would be more entailed to believe it.
Secondary research is key research as it gives you information from the past to compare your current findings too. Without secondary research we would have nothing to compare our current research with. For example - If there was no data on the amount of people with cancer in 1900, there would be no way for us to find out this information, but with a simple google search the research in this area has more than likely already been done.
Not the most of reliable sources but there is secondary research that would be needed
If the work has been published by someone like Bill Gates then you can general go with the fact that the information is going to be correct, due to the fact that Bill Gates is so well known for his high quality work.
I would agree with Darren that the secondary research is good for historical purposes. Without taking the knowledge we already have and adding to it or changing it for the better by doing primary research as a society we would not be able to evolve.
When it comes to research, primary research is general better and more reliable for the subject that you are looking to cover. The reason for this is you choice the questionnaires that you might ask in a interview and you can ask them in the context you wish, this is the same with questionnaires. Where as second research might have been asked in a different context to what you need. Saying this, secondary data is much easier to get them primary data as you don't have to go through the efforts of collecting the data and then calibrating it into something that means something.
ReplyDeleteThe quality of research comes down to individual pieces of work surely? Some secondary research will be better than anything you could gather personally yet, if you are doing a very specific piece of work gathering primary research would most likely be the best option. Answering the question, 'what makes some research better than others', I feel that it comes down to the individual work and what the researcher is looking for.
ReplyDeleteokay dean, what about this situation , head n shoulders shampoo are researching how many people buy their product do they A) questionnaire 100 people about it or look at boot's sales records for the last week?
ReplyDeleteAs I concluded I said that it comes down to the individual piece of work so yes in the case you have stated looking at the sales from the previous week would be better. For a business like head and shoulders they could also questionnaire people who have brought their products on whether they like the products or not.
ReplyDeleteAnother point I would like to make is that If a piece of research is praised by many professional academics then surely it is highly likely to be excellent research. I know if I saw a piece of work and it was backed by professionals i would more likely believe what it said. If Steve Jobs and Bill Gates backed up a piece of published research then I would be more entailed to believe it.
ReplyDeleteSecondary research is key research as it gives you information from the past to compare your current findings too. Without secondary research we would have nothing to compare our current research with. For example - If there was no data on the amount of people with cancer in 1900, there would be no way for us to find out this information, but with a simple google search the research in this area has more than likely already been done.
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Not the most of reliable sources but there is secondary research that would be needed
If the work has been published by someone like Bill Gates then you can general go with the fact that the information is going to be correct, due to the fact that Bill Gates is so well known for his high quality work.
I would agree with Darren that the secondary research is good for historical purposes. Without taking the knowledge we already have and adding to it or changing it for the better by doing primary research as a society we would not be able to evolve.
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