ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS

Chapter
Methods of Data
Collection

DATA COLLECTION

 is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest in

an established systematic fashion that enables one to answer stated research
questions, test hypothesis, and evaluate outcomes

TYPES OF DATA

PRIMARY DATA

 is the kind of data that is collected directly from the data source without going through any
existing sources
 it is mostly collected especially for a research project and may be shared publicly to be used for
another research
 often reliable, authentic and objective in as much as it was collected with the purpose of
addressing a particular research problem
 it is noteworthy that primary data is not commonly collected because of the high cost of
implementation
 this data is collected directly from its original source which in most cases are the existing and
potential
datacustomers
examples
collected by organizations during people who government authorized
market research, product research, and use this agencies, investigators,
competitive analysis type of data research-based private
institutions