When working as a summer intern for a local retail store, Jan Halverson was sent to the library to look up data on population forecasts for the city of San Antonio. The population information she found would be considered
A) primary data.
B) secondary data.
C) information data from syndicated research services.
D) secondhand data.
E) a primary database.

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The information Jan found at the library is considered secondary data because it was not collected by her or her employer for the specific purpose at hand; rather, it was previously collected and stored in a public resource like a library.

When Working as a Summer Intern for a Local Retail