Question

The coding team at University Health has been performing primary data collection on coding jobs and tasks utilizing a structured questionnaire. The coding manager wants to utilize a secondary data collection model for gathering more information on emerging coding roles in the healthcare industry. The following methods are all considered secondary data collection methods:

Answer 1

Answer:

The following are all considered secondary data collection methods:

- Sales data: internal sales activity report

- Financial statements

- Customer details, like name, age, contact details, etc.

- Company information: customer feedback forms, competitors´annual   reports.

- Reports and feedback from a dealer, retailer or distributor

- Management information system: government data, internet

Explanation:

Secondary research or desk research is a that involves using already existing data which will be summarized and collated to increase the overall effectiveness of research.

The data collected through a secondary method is done by other different from the user.  it is time-saving and cost-efficient.

Censuses, government departments, organizational records and data collected for other research purposes are social science secondary data sources.

As this information provides a general overview of a market it can be useful to determine trends.