Description: Conducting the primary research for a dissertation is a critical task for the success of your entire project. However, this is a daunting task for most
Conducting the primary research for a dissertation is a critical task for the success of your entire project. However, this is a daunting task for most students, including postgraduates. Several reasons account for students’ inability to start their primary research smoothly. It ranges from their failure to choose a primary research method and difficulties in interpreting data. We have therefore decided to provide you a complete guide to doing this research.
Before you go about your primary research, determine the type of data you want to use. There are three types of data to choose from when researching primary data, secondary data and big/combined data. When doing primary research, you use the primary data in the process.
Primary data: It is the type of data you collect by yourself during research. It is described as real-time data because it is collected at the exact period of the study. The researcher has direct control over the data collection process and its usage.