Data originally collected to serve another purpose than the one in which the researcher is currently interested is called ________data.
A)primary
B)secondary
C)unstructured
D)qualitative
E)quantitative

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Secondary data is data that was collected for a different purpose than the one the researcher is currently interested in. Primary data, on the other hand, is collected specifically for the research project at hand. Unstructured, qualitative, and quantitative data refer to the format and nature of the data, not how it was collected.

Data Originally Collected to Serve Another Purpose Than the One