After defining the problem your report will solve, you should plan how you will conduct research to arrive at a solution. Reports may be based on information and research from primary and secondary sources.

As you select a method for your research, you will need to understand the difference between primary and secondary research. Which of these statements accurately describe secondary research? Check all that apply.

Secondary research may have all the information that is needed to solve a problem.

Secondary research is based on surveys you conduct.

Secondary research tells what other people have studied.

Report writers, looking at secondary research, can tell what is already known about their report topics.