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Evaluation of primary research

Advantages of Primary research Disadvantages of Primary research


First hand up to date information is gathered This is time consuming since the business has to go
out to the field and collect data
Relevant data is collected for the specific needs of the It’s expensive as information is not readily available
business
The data is unique and is not available to competitors There can be interviewer bias
therefore a firm can gain a competitive advantage
The chosen sample of consumer may be too small
therefore the information may not be representative

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