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The research performed through the summary, collation or synthesis of the results of existing research.See Also: primary research, desk research
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Secondary research — (also known as desk research) involves the summary, collation and/or synthesis of existing research rather than primary research, where data is collected from, for example, research subjects or experiments.[1] The term is widely used in medical… … Wikipedia
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Research of Down syndrome-related genes — is based on studying the genes located on chromosome 21. In general, this leads to an overexpression of the genes. [cite journal |author=Mao R, Zielke CL, Zielke HR, Pevsner J |title=Global up regulation of chromosome 21 gene expression in the… … Wikipedia
Secondary data — In research, Secondary data is collecting and possibly processing data by people other than the researcher in question. Common sources of secondary data for social science include censuses, large surveys, and organizational records (Mintel). In… … Wikipedia
Secondary source — In library and information science, historiography and other areas of scholarship, a secondary source [ [http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/primary sources.html Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources, UM Libraries] ] [… … Wikipedia
