And then, from time to time, they'll take some of the food â whether it's bagged salad greens, breakfast cereal, or fruit juice â off the shelf and place it in front of a highly trained panel of experts who check the taste and smell and texture.
Primary research is defined as factual, firsthand accounts of the study written by a person who was part of the study. The methods vary on how researchers run an experiment or study, but it typically follows the scientific method. One way you can think of primary research is that it is typically original research.
Examples include; an article where an author has collected data herself and presents that data; or a book where an author develops and presents a new theory. How to identify primary sources. For empirical articles, the author will describe her data collection process (Method, Results sections). For theoretical articles or books, the author will present the theory as her own. Whatâs not primary. Articles which describe the work of others.