Which Type of Data Refers to Data That Have Been

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which type of data refers to data that have been gathered by someone other than the researcher and/or for some other purpose than the research project at hand?

• A) secondary data
• B) basic data
• C) primary data
• D) complex data
• E) online data

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Definitions:

Reproductive Age

The period in an organism's life during which it is biologically capable of producing offspring.

Offspring

The biological children or young produced by a pair or a group of parents.

Deleterious Allele

A version of a gene that, due to mutation, can result in a lower chance of survival or reproduction for an organism that carries it.

Mutation-Selection Balance

An equilibrium state between the introduction of new genetic mutations and the removal of maladaptive ones by natural selection.