A researcher studies the frequency and commonalities of burglaries in her state by examining crime data taken from the state police database from the last six years. This study is an example of ______.
A) secondary data analysis
B) historical events research
C) content analysis
D) narrative analysis

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The researcher is using existing data (crime data from the state police database) for analysis, which is a characteristic of secondary data analysis. This method involves analyzing data that was collected by someone else for another primary purpose.

A Researcher Studies the Frequency and Commonalities of Burglaries in Her