A peer-reviewed form of literature is any form of literature or academia published after a rigorous review from a member of an academic society. There are three main forms of literature that one may come across when reviewing or reading academic literature: primary, secondary, and tertiary.
A primary source of peer reviewed literature defines a peer reviewed piece of academia that has been compiled by the conductor of the research themselves. This means that all statistics, observations, and other forms of research have been hypothesized and have gone experiments by a researcher(s), that has released the literature consequently. This can be in the form of a study paper.
A secondary source is one that interprets a primary source and the literature’s research, and attempts to use it to either support or reject a hypothesis. This can be done through a research essay.
A tertiary source is one that reviews a secondary source and uses the conclusions made in order to support a point. This can be done through a literature review or a related study.
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