You have been asked to locate secondary data for your small organization's research needs.Which of the following is NOT a common source for this type of research?
A)competitors' Web sites
B)online surveys
C)the Bureau of Economic Analysis
D)the U.S.Small Business Administration
E)the U.S.Census Bureau

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Online surveys are not a common source of secondary data, as secondary data refers to data that has already been collected and analyzed by someone else. Online surveys would fall under primary data, which is data collected by the organization for their own research purposes. The other options listed are all common sources of secondary data.

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