Give one example of secondary research and explain 2 of its disadvantages.
Market research involves gathering data about customers, competitors and market trends.
Primary - New research/data
Secondary - Already available
As secondary research is information that is already available, an example of secondary research is government statistics. Two possible disadvantages are: 1. The information may be out of date 2. The information may be too general and not provide enough detail.
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