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Which of the following would most likely be viewed as an example of primary data? You search the Internet for information about a particular topic You collect data using a questionnaire you design and send out online You use census data collected by the government You buy data on consumers from a marketing research company

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Answer: You collect data using a questionnaire you design and send out onlineStep-by-step explanation:Primary data is the process of collecting data directly from the original source rather than from investigations/ researches done by other people.1. Search the internet for information about a  topic is not an example of primary data because internet is full of data gathered by many different people.2. You collect data using a questionnaire you design and send out online: This would be an example of primary data because you are designing the questionnaire for your research and will send it to the people you need.3. You use census data collected by the government: This is not primary data because the data was first collected by the government. 4. You buy data on consumers from a marketing research company: Again, this data was collected by another company so it's not an example of primary data.