Post Properties is a company that manages apartments in various communities. It is concerned with a glut of apartments in Atlanta, Orlando, and Dallas Its market researcher begins by examining the rental markets in the Southeast, the history of apartment buildings, local economies, competitive rents, and ownership–all information that was on hand and did not require any new research to locate. The market researcher looked at:
a. a closed study
b. secondary data
c. primary data
d. a statistical analysis
e. priority databases