The Use of Secondary Analysis of Data Has Become Very

question 68

Multiple Choice

The use of secondary analysis of data has become very popular because:

• A) it is cheaper but never as good as collecting your own data
• B) it is faster because the data is readily available
• C) scholarly journals are now publishing primarily data gathered from secondary analysis
• D) it is always considered valid

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