SECONDARY DATA 

Secondary Data

What are the major problems in using secondary data sources, such as birth or death certificate data?

What are the major problems in using secondary data sources, such as birth or death certificate data? What, if anything, can the evaluator do about these problems?
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Primary sources of data give firsthand information while secondary sources of data retrieve information from somewhere else. Major problems are experienced when secondary sources of data such as birth and death certificates.

Inappropriateness of data is one of the major problems associated with secondary sources. According to Herrett, et al. (2015), Most of the secondary data has room for alteration with regards to the preference…

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