Difference between revisions of "Innovative Data Sources"

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In addition to traditional data sources, such as information gathered during surveys, data can be collected from a variety of alternative sources.

Primary data is the main type of information that comes to mind when people talk about collecting data. It consists of gathering data through surveys, interviews, or experiments.
Occasionally, researchers find that data has already been collected, sometimes by the government and sometimes by a third party. Previously collected information that the field team then makes use of is known as secondary data.
Any source of data, such as secondary data, that is not collected first-hand is an innovative data source.
Examples of secondary data include administrative and monitoring data, geospatial data, and many more discussed in below.

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 *[[Primary Data Collection|Primary data]] is the main type of information that comes to mind when people talk about collecting data.  It consists of  gathering data through [[Survey Pilot|surveys]], interviews, or experiments.
-*Occasionally, researchers find that data has already been collected, sometimes by the government and sometimes by a third party. [[Secondary Data Sources|This already collected data]] is known as secondary data.
+*Occasionally, researchers find that data has already been collected, sometimes by the government and sometimes by a third party. Previously collected information that the field team then makes use of is known as [[Secondary Data Sources|secondary data]].
+*Any source of data, such as '''secondary data''', that is not collected first-hand is an '''innovative data source'''.
 * Examples of '''secondary data''' include [[Administrative and Monitoring Data|administrative and monitoring data]], [[Geospatial Data|geospatial data]], and many more discussed in below.