Kali H. Trzesniewski M. Brent Donnellan Richard E. Lucas
The use of secondary data, or existing data that is freely available to researchers who were not involved in the original study, has a long and rich tradition in the social sciences. In recent years, the internet has made secondary datasets readily available at the click of a mouse. And yet, whether due to a lack of methodological training or as part of a broader indifference to alternative data collection strategies, psychologists have been surprisingly slow to utilize these useful resources. Secondary Data Analysis: An Introduction for Psychologists provides students and seasoned...
The use of secondary data, or existing data that is freely available to researchers who were not involved in the original study, has a long and rich t...