5.3.a - Primary Sources
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Practice Questions
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What are primary sources?
💡 Hint: Think about direct versus indirect data.
Name one example of a primary source.
💡 Hint: Consider ways we interact with people to gather information.
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What type of data are primary sources?
💡 Hint: Think about where the data originates.
True or False: Primary data sources are generally more reliable than secondary sources.
💡 Hint: Consider why direct sources might be more accurate.
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Design a research project that hinges on the collection of primary data. What methods would you use? Explain how you would ensure the data's reliability.
💡 Hint: Consider how the choice of questions and participants affects results.
Evaluate a study that used exclusively secondary data. Discuss how including primary sources might have impacted the study's conclusions.
💡 Hint: How might current insights differ from historical data?
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