Question

e Point out two merits and two demerits of Direct
Personal Insvestigation method​

Answer 1

Merits: 1. The investigator personally collects the information, the data are original and accurate. 2.

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This method suffers from personal elements and hence conclusions and inferences are likely to be biased.

This method of collecting data is very complex.

This method involves unnecessary wastage of time and money.

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Answer 2

ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘs ʏᴏᴜ

ᴅᴇᴍᴇʀɪᴛs: ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ sᴜғғᴇʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ-ʜᴀɴᴅ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs.

ʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴠɪsɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴅᴀᴛᴀ).ᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙɪᴀsᴇᴅ. ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx. ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇs ᴜɴɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ᴡᴀsᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ.

ᴍᴇʀɪᴛs: 1. ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇ. 2.

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ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ sᴜғғᴇʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙɪᴀsᴇᴅ.

ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx.

ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇs ᴜɴɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ᴡᴀsᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ.