Though secondary data analysis is highly cost effective and offers many advantages, it is not without its challenges. See if you can spot the data challenge that Fligstein et al. (2017) address in the description of the Zillow Real Estate data: “the main drawback of the Zillow database is its poor coverage in rural areas with small and/or illiquid housing markets.” (p. 6). What challenge to secondary data analysts is the key issue here?
a. cannot test and refine methods of data collection
b. inductive process not possible
c. concern with data quality
d. street-level bureaucrats as data collectors
e. primary study not designed to measure secondary analysis concept
