Book: NCERT - Sociology
Chapter: 5. Doing Sociology: Research Methods
Subject: Social Science - Class 11th
Q. No. 9 of Exercises
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State some of the weaknesses of the survey method.
Some weaknesses of Survey method are –
1. It is not suitable for obtaining detailed information.
2. The number of respondents in large but the available time is limited.
3. It is not possible to get detailed answers when the data is collected through questionnaires.
4. In case of collecting data through questionnaires, there are chances of incomplete information and errors due to improper understanding of questions.
5. The questionnaire cannot include personal and sensitive type questions.
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