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1. The source of research information comprises of primary, secondary and tertiary based on the originality and the proximity in terms of the time frame in which it’s been reported or studied. Therefore, for an information source to be considered primary, secondary or tertiary depends on the context and the discipline in which it is applied (University of Mary Land [UML], 2014). Primary sources are the first hand report or the original materials used in research which have not yet been evaluated or interpreted and form the basis for further studies and analysis. It is a data derived from a time period in which the research is been conducted and has never been used in other studies. However, for a material to be considered primary, depends largely on the context and the discipline in which it is used. Examples of primary sources include, interviews, letters, artifacts, correspondence, audio recordings, original documents such as birth and death certificates, marriage certificates, speeches and survey recordings (Willamette University, 2015). Secondary sources of information on the other hand, are those that are derived from primary source by detailed analysis and evaluation. It tends to interpret, analyze and summarize primary data in a way that reflects a personal opinion and objective. Therefore, they do not provide evidence of an event but serve as a source of information on a particular topic and the way others interpret it through their analysis and evaluation. It also provides a means of knowing other works that have already been done on a particular subject and how they can be built upon through further studies. Examples of secondary sources includes, text books, monographs, encyclopedia, thesis, review articles, commentaries, biographical works and histories (Willamette,2015) Finally, tertiary sources are the distillation and gathering of both primary and secondary data into one whole so that it tends more to be factual, and not the...