Primary and secondary research methods
- 1. Primary and secondary research methods Primary research methods Dylan Lindsay Introduction In this primary and secondary research methods sheet I will telling you about what primary research is, how it is used and when it could be used. Same with the secondary research method. Also in will give you one advantage and one disadvantage of each research methods. Then I will finish with a conclusion. Name of research method Survey Interview Explanation A survey is when you have tablecollecting information from a question from previously asked. One advantage of using a survey is that you will get lots of information from different people making things a little easier. One Disadvantage is that it is easy for the people you asked to lie. This will make your survey dishonest and non-accurate. An interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked by the interviewer to collect facts or statements from the interviewee. Interviews are a very basic data gathering method. One advantage is that it is a quick way of getting other peoples opinion on certain things. One disadvantage is that if you fail to record the interview, you may forget all the information you just got. An interview would be very useful when trying to get information on something that just happened; the information could be good enough to get into your media production. If it’s irrelevant.
- 2. Secondary Research methods Name of research method The internet Reading books Searching archive Explanation Using the internet can be useful for seeing other people’s production to get an idea of what to do for your own production. One advantage of using the internet is that you can get any information very fast; you can also download papers of the internet to see information that would normally be in booklets. Using books can be used to find information that has been previously published by professionals. One advantage is that there are plenty of books with lots of information in them. One disadvantage is that can use up a lot of time making it hard to get things done quick and easy. Using archives can be used to find old information in other peoples media productions, to get an idea for your own media production. One advantage is that it’s good to get historical information but then again one disadvantage of that is that the information could be outdated.