Disadvantage Of Direct Data Source

 ◾ Data gathering may be expensive as other companies may have to be hired to get it


◾It may involve having to purchase equipment such as data loggers/computers/printers


◾Compared to indirect data sources using direct data sources may be very expensive in preparing and carrying out the gathering of data


◾Costs can be incurred in producing the paper for questionnaires


◾ It takes longer to gather data than to acquire data from an indirect data source


◾By the time the project is complete/all the data is collected the data may beout of date


◾The sample size may be small. 

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