The Dalton Company has recently made a decision to build a new plant in Denver. In making this decision it used data supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau. For the Dalton Company, these data are examples of:
A) primary data.
B) secondary data.
C) reliable data.
D) experimental data.

Question

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The data supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau are considered secondary data because they were collected by another organization for some purpose other than the current project, in this case, the decision to build a new plant.

The Dalton Company Has Recently Made a Decision to Build