If survey data at national level available on national website..if somebody want to use the data which available for the public domain.. If somebody used national or state level data and analyzed same..would it be a original research ..?? if no then what type of such research as in journal they asked for specifying the type of research. e.g. Original.. review...case study...commentary... etc... SO as in above case i just used the available data on website for public domain for my research and i did not collected this data...(but this data is available for the public domain) and no body else an-lazed same data and i found there may some trend/findings/insight/new knowledge) may come up with analysis ...then what kind of research is this..is it Original research? (as based on Original data available on website for public domain and not published in research earlier) what my understanding is that it would be Original data as data is there and nobody else analysed this...so please need your help to clear such terms..
Perhaps one can look at original research at two levels: (1). Where the interviewer interviews, directs interviews, or obtains patient records, (2) a second level where the investigator uses publicly available records. In my opinion both are empirical work. Both should explain how the data were obtained.
Review research to me means examining several/many investigations and describing them in a systematic way.
The main question to me is whether the researcher is making a contribution to our knowledge of the subject whether he gathered the data or just analyzed it.
Hi Again:
It occurred to me after I sent my original response that I might mention an an example if the second type of research. Many investigations have mapped the incidence of certain diseas with the locale of where the most cases occurred. This has enabled public health authorities to concentrate their efforts more effectively, black lung disease, tuberculosis, STDs, lead poisoing, and others.
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