Primary or secondary source? A local pike nurseries store owner purchases demographic data regarding population housing education and income from data marketing systems

Answer 1

The demographic data purchased by the local pike nurseries store owner would be considered a secondary source. This is because the data was collected and compiled by someone else (the data marketing systems) rather than being gathered firsthand by the store owner. Primary sources are original materials or firsthand accounts, while secondary sources interpret, analyze, or summarize primary data.