Defining Primary Data in Market Research. Primary data is information that you collect specifically for the purpose of your research project. An advantage of primary data is that it is specifically tailored to your research needs. A disadvantage is that it is expensive to obtain.
Merge adjacent cells. 1  Select two or more adjacent cells that you want to merge. 2  On the Home tab, in the Alignment group, click Merge and Center. 3  To change the text alignment in the merged cell, select the cell, and then click any of the alignment buttons in the Alignment group on the Home tab.
To combine two or more columns, use the CONCATENATE function in a formula in a nearby cell (typically to the right of the last column of data that you want to combine), and then drag that formula down through the rows that contain the data.