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Information and Literature Survey in Social Sciences

Notes y Ordinal data
y Interval data
y Ratio data
2. Data with reference to continuity
y Continuous data
y Discrete data
3. Data with reference to number of characteristics
y Univariate data
y Bivariate data
y Multivariate data
4. Data with reference to time

y Time series data
y Cross sectional data
5. Data with reference to origin

y Continuous data
y Secondary data
6. Data with reference to characteristic
y Quantitative data
y Qualitative data
In the humanities and social sciences, primary sources are the direct evidence or first-hand accounts
of events without secondary analysis or interpretation. A primary source is a work that was created
or written contemporary with the period or subject being studied. Secondary sources analyze or
interpret historical events or creative works.

Primary Sources

y Diaries
y Interviews
y Letters
y Original works of art
y Photographs
y Speeches
y Works of literature
A primary source is an original document containing firsthand information about a topic. Different
fields of study may use different types of primary sources.

Secondary Sources

y Biographies
y Dissertations
y Indexes, abstracts, bibliographies (used to locate a secondary source)

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