A developmental psychologist carried out an event sampling observation of peer interaction in a local nursery. She observed toddlers of two different age groups (2-year-olds and 3-year-olds) during free-play sessions. She recorded the occurrences of cooperative, solitary, and parallel play behaviors over a sequence of 15-minute intervals. Her findings are shown in Table 1 below.
| Cooperative Play | Solitary Play | Parallel Play | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-year-olds | 3 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 3-year-olds | 11 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Total | 14 | 16 | 10 | 40 |
Which one of the following types of data best describes the data collected in this study?
Secondary data
Qualitative data
Primary data
Continuous data
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