Secondary SourcesLesson 5

Complete Surveys

Fill out the surveys for the rest of the class so that everyone has some data to analyse.

Make sure you complete the surveys honestly so that the results are fair.

You will need some good data to complete the rest of this lesson.

Lesson Goals

Know the difference between primary and secondary sources

Understand methods of conducting secondary research

Be able to carry out some secondary research

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What’s the difference?Think about primary and secondary sources…

Primary Source

A primary source is information on a topic that is taken directly from the original source.

This is often regarded as the most reliable information since it is a first hand account of something.

Primary sources include: Questionnaire Meeting Discussion

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Know the difference between sourcesCarry out secondary research

Secondary Source

A secondary source is information on a topic that originally appeared elsewhere first.

This data can be used to back up research from a primary source.

Secondary sources include: Websites Books Statistics

Know the difference between sourcesCarry out secondary research

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What’s the problem?Think about secondary sources…

Secondary Source

It is possible that secondary sources may not be very reliable because they are not a first hand account of something.

Secondary sources may also be biased because they may include the opinion of the person who wrote the article and not just facts.

Know the difference between sourcesCarry out secondary research

How can we trust a source?Think about how we can judge if a source is reliable…

Accuracy

The best methods of deciding if you can trust a source include: Date – Is the information recent? Author – Who created the source? Other Sources – Do any other sources back this one up?

Know the difference between sourcesCarry out secondary research

Your Task

Task 1: Analyse the results of your survey drawing some conclusions: What do the results show? Did you expect these results?

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Know the difference between sourcesCarry out secondary research

Task 2: Carry out some secondary research about your product: Best selling fragrance Average cost Most expensive Top for Christmas

Make sure you reference a few different sources in your work.

Key Words

Source

Primary

Secondary

A place or person where information can be gathered from.

Information taken from the original source or someone who was there.

Information about something that originally appeared elsewhere.