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Question
Classify following information as primary or secondary data.
The information of heights of students was gathered from school records and sent to the head office, as it was to be sent urgently.
Solution
Since, the information of heights of students was gathered from school records which is already taken.
So, the information of heights of students was gathered from school records and sent to the head office, as it was to be sent urgently is a secondary data.
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