Precautions To Be Taken While Using Published Data:
(1) Published data has certain limitations and should be used in the research work only when absolutely essential or when available as per the requirement of the research project.
(2) Data published by a reputed and reliable agency should be used for research purpose.
(3) Too much dependence on published data for research purpose should be avoided.
(4) Old and outdated published data should not be used.
(5) To the extent possible verification of published data should be made before actual use in the research project. Such evaluation avoids the use of unsuitable/unreliable data in the research work.
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