A researcher came up with an unusual way to study the market penetration of Magazine A vs Magazine B in a particular city.At the city's garbage processing center,she obtained a week's sample of discarded magazines and compared the numbers of A to B.This is a(n)_____ research method,used to collect _____ data.

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​A researcher came up with an unusual way to study the market penetration of Magazine A vs Magazine B in a particular city.At the city's garbage processing center,she obtained a week's sample of discarded magazines and compared the numbers of A to B.This is a(n)_____ research method,used to collect _____ data.

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The researcher obtained a sample of discarded magazines from a specific location, which indicates that she used observation method to collect data. Additionally, since the researcher collected this data herself and did not rely on any previously published sources, it is primary data. Therefore, the best answer is E - observation, primary.

​A Researcher Came Up with an Unusual Way to Study

A Researcher Came Up with an Unusual Way to Study