Published and unpublished sources of data

1.	Published and unpublished sources of data
Answer» econdary data are those which have already been collected and analyzed by someone else. There are two major sources of Secondary data. They are:a. Published Sources:\xa0The sources of published data are as below:i. Official publications of Central and local governments.For example: CBS, NRB, different Ministries, etc.ii. Official publications of semi government statistical organization. For example: Tribhuvan University, Nepal Bank Ltd., NIDC, Nepal Telecom Ltd, NEA etc.iii. Official publication of foreign government or international bodies like the UNO, World Bank, ADB, WTO, UNESCO, etc.iv. Reports and publications of Trade union, Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Banks, Co-operatives, Stock Exchange etc.v. Report submitted to economists, re-search scholars, universities and various educational and research institutions.vi. Reports of various committees and commissions appointed by government.vii. Newspaper and Periodicals.Some of them may be continuous or regular and others are periodical and irregular.b. Unpublished Sources:\xa0The statistical data needn’t always be published. There are various sources of unpublished statistical material such as the records maintained by private firms, business enterprises, scholars, research workers, etc. They may not like to release their data to any outside agency.

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