New researchers often assume that because secondary data do not involve human participants, there are no ethical procedures or processes to consider.
Is this assumption correct? Why or Why not?
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University of Southampton eResearch Methods. (n.d.). Sources of secondary data. Retrieved from http://www.erm.ecs.soton.ac.ukitheme6/secondary_data_sources.html
Hannay, M. (2015). How to easily analyze the social activities of your competitors. Retrieved from http://www.socialmediaexaminercom/analyze-your-competitors-social-media-activities/
Use your Doing Research in a Business World text to read the following: Chapter 21, “Secondary Data Analysis.”
