Statistics: Collection of Data · Class 11 · CBSE · Commerce Economics
A researcher personally asks 200 households about their monthly expenditure and records the responses. The information collected is classified as:
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A researcher personally asks 200 households about their monthly expenditure and records the responses. The information collected is classified as:
- A.Primary dataCorrect answer
- B.Secondary data
- C.Published data
- D.Census data only
Solution
Data collected directly by the investigator for a specific purpose are called primary data.
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