TASK 2 SECONDARY DATA SOURCES.docx L509 Task 2 – Secondary Data Sources L509 – Professional Practice Experience and Portfolio Western Governors University A1. When referencing health data sources, we are referri
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TASK 2 SECONDARY DATA SOURCES.docx L509 Task 2 – Secondary Data Sources L509 – Professional Practice Experience and Portfolio Western Governors University A1. When referencing health data sources, we are referring to primary/secondary data. Primary data is a type of data that is considered raw data since researchers collect it from the primary source via surveys, interviews, experiments, etc. This data is essentially collected from the source/real-time and regarded as the best kind of data. Secondary data is already there, already existing, by someone else for another purpose. This is at times referred to as aggregate data. Secondary data has been polished and can be both quantitative and qualitative. Last, it is not specific to the person using the data obtained when statistical methods are applied to the primary data. Differences lie between primary and secondary data. First, while primary data is continuously related to the specific objective of the researcher, secondary data, on the other hand, needs to be adjusted to suit the aim of the researcher. Second, primary data is collected from, as stated above, surveys, interviews, experiments, etc., and these methods can be very costly and time-consuming. But secondary data is from sources such as websites, registries, journals, etc. Since this data is scrubbed, it is way more cost-savvy and time-saving. A2. Three sources of secondary data are disease registries, healthcare newsletters, and an administrative claims database. First, disease registries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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