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Desk research

Desk research or secondary research is a method where existing research / reports or any accessible information is used to collect data and provide answers to busienss questions. The purpose is to gather and analyse data. Data can be found on the internet or through existing reports. Desk research can be performed by any researcher and it is quite limited compared to a deeper research.

Also see: Secondary data

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