Question
Discuss the method of collecting primary data by direct inquiry.
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Answer
- In the method of direct inquiry an investigator himself or an enumerator appointed by him visits personally to the field and collects the necessary information.
- For example, if an investigator wants to collect the data about the reading habit of students.then he visits personally to the students of a school or college and collects the information by asking the relevant question. The information thus obtained is called the information by direct inquiry.
- In this method it requires more time to collect the information. Hence. it is used when the field of inquiry is limited.
- The information collected by this method may be considered reliable. But it is affected by the bias and prejudice of the enumerator and hence the data may have different Impression in practice.
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