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Truong Thi Hoa, Ph.D By the end of this chapter, students should be able to: üidentify various types of secondary data üunderstand the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data üapply a range of techniques to search for secondary data üevaluate the suitability of secondary data Types of secondary data Advantages and disadvantages of secondary data Searching for secondary data Evaluating secondary data source What is secondary data? Data that you analyze which were originally collected for some other purposes Source: Saunders et al (2019) What is secondary data? Data that you analyze which were originally collected for some other purposes Secondary data Survey Census Continuous/ regular survey Source: Saunders et al (2019) Multiple source Document Ad-hoc survey Text Audio Visual/Audi o-visual Snapshot Longitudinal Continually updated 1.1 Survey secondary data Existing data originally collected for some other purpose using a survey strategy, usually questionnaires (Source: Saunders et al., 2019) Censuses: are usually carried out by governments and participation is obligatory (Source: Saunders et al., 2019) Example: Vietnam Population and Housing Census Vietnam Rural, Agriculture and Fishery Census Vietnam Economic Census (https://www.gso.gov.vn/ https://microdata.worldbank.org/) 1.1 Survey secondary data Continuous and regular surveys: those are repeated over time (excluding censuses) (Source: Saunders et al., 2019) Example: Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (GSO) (https://www.gso.gov.vn/) (https://microdata.worldbank.org/) The Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) Survey (https://pcivietnam.vn/) The Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Index (PAPI) Survey (https://papi.org.vn/) 1.1 Survey secondary data Ad-hoc survey: one-off survey, including survey data that have been undertaken by individual researcher (Source: Saunders et al., 2019) 1.2 Document secondary data Data that endure physically as evidence, allowing data to by transposed across both time and space and reanalyzed for other purposes, including text, audio, and visual media Text: notices, correspondence, reports to shareholders, diaries, books, journals, etc Audio: recordings, speeches, audio blog, podcasts, etc Visual: -Two-dimensional static media: photographs, pictures, maps, graphs, etc -Two-dimensional moving media: films, videos, interactive web pages, etc (usually with audio) -Three-dimensional and lived media: architecture, clothing Source: Saunders et al (2019) 1.3 Multiple-source secondary data Compiled entirely from document or survey secondary data or combination of the two Different datasets have been combined to form another data set prior to the access of the data (Source: Saunders et al., 2019) Example: § World Development Indicators (https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-developmentindicators) Other classifications By sources of data ØInternal data ØExternal data By category ØBook and periodicals ØGovernment publications ØNon-governmental associations ØDirectories ØIndustry expert ØSpecial collections 2.1 Advantages üMay have fewer resource requirements üUnobtrusive üLongitudinal studies may be feasible üCan provide comparative and contextual data üCan result in unforeseen discoveries and new insights üPermanence of data Source: Saunders et al (2019) 2.2 Disadvantages üMaybe collected for a purposes that is different from your need üAccess may be difficult or costly üAggregations and definition may be unsuitable üNo real control over data quality üInitial purpose may affect how data are presented Source: Saunders et al (2019) 3.1 Checking the availability of the data • Read papers, books, articles, reports that have used the relevant secondary data • Check the references to the sources of data • Some might be stored in the online database • Some might be unpublished data, but they might refer to the organizations that possess the data -> Ascertain the availability of the data Some data are easy to access (online database of organizations, governmental archive, etc.) Data held by companies, professional organizations, trade associations are more difficult to access Source: Saunders et al (2019) Source: Saunders et al (2019) https://vov.vn/doanh-nghiep/doanh-nghiep-24h/masan-groupdat-doanh-thu-88629-ty-dong-tang-148-post919340.vov Ascertain the availability of the data + The initial source of the data Initial source: Website of Masan group (https://www.masangroup.com/vi/investorrelations.html) https://nld.com.vn/kinh-te/adb-ha-du-bao-tang-truongviet-nam-nam-2021-con-38-2021092211522145.htm Ascertain the data are available + The initial source of the data Initial source: Asian Development Outlook 2021 Update by ADB (https://www.adb.org/publications/asiandevelopment-outlook-2021-update) § Search for data on business performance of a Vietnamese commercial bank over the last three to five years and then present the data in form of graph(s) § Search for data on forecast on economic growth of some ASEAN countries and then show the data in a table Saunders, M., Lewis, P., & Thornhill, A (2019) Research methods for business students Pearson education ... suitability of secondary data Types of secondary data Advantages and disadvantages of secondary data Searching for secondary data Evaluating secondary data source What is secondary data? Data that you... various types of secondary data üunderstand the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data üapply a range of techniques to search for secondary data üevaluate the suitability of secondary. .. other purposes Source: Saunders et al (2019) What is secondary data? Data that you analyze which were originally collected for some other purposes Secondary data Survey Census Continuous/ regular