Which of these is an example of secondary data?
A)the results of a researcher's questionnaire
B)information on the population from the Census Bureau
C)the results of a one's sociological telephone survey
D)data gathered from doing participant observation

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Secondary data is data that has already been collected by someone else and is available for use by researchers. Information from the Census Bureau is a common example of secondary data because it has been collected by the government and is made available to the public for research purposes. The other choices are all examples of primary data because they involve original data collection by the researcher.

Which of These Is an Example of Secondary Data