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Primary research is research based on first hand accounts or direct evidence. This includes the results of experiments conducted by the researchers and any other mode of data collection such as surveys, interviews and field observation. Primary research can be contrasted with secondary research that is based on primary research. The following are common examples of primary research.
Analysis of Artefacts | Analysis of Artworks / Creative Works | Analysis of Media / Communications | Analysis of Oral Histories / Memoirs / Autobiographies | Blinded Experiments | Case Study | Clinical Trials | Controlled Experiments | Data Analysis | Document Analysis | Experiments | Field Experiments | Field Observations | Group Interviews / Focus Groups | Interviews | | Natural Experiments | Participant Observation | Polls | Prototypes | Retrospective Cohort Study | Sensor Data | Surveys / Questionnaires | Witness Accounts |
Primary research can be based on direct experience of creative works such as viewing an artwork or reading literature.Analysis of raw data is primary research whereas analysis of data that has already been complied and analyzed is secondary research.Primary research typically includes some secondary research that provides context. For example, a clinical trial that points to other research in an introduction. Where your research is adding new information, it is primary, whether or not you also refer to other primary sources.|
Type | | Definition | Research based on first hand accounts or direct evidence. | As Contrasted With | Secondary Research | Related Concepts | |
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