Data that have been collected for some other purpose than to answer the question at hand are called ________.
A) primary data
B) secondary data
C) mined data
D) experimental data
E) ethnographic data

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Secondary data are information that has been collected previously for some other purpose, and can be accessed and used for a new research question. In contrast, primary data are collected specifically for the research question at hand. Mined data may refer to data extracted from large datasets, while experimental data are collected through controlled experiments. Ethnographic data refer to observations and interviews conducted in the field to study a particular culture or social group.

Data That Have Been Collected for Some Other Purpose Than