Interviews

Question 1

What is an interview?

Answer 1

When a person asks questions face to face

Question 2

What are the 3 types of interview?

Answer 2

Structured interview

Semi-structured interview

Unstructured interview

Question 3

What is a structured interview?

Answer 3

A standardised procedure in which the questions are the same everytime

Question 4

What is an unstructured interview?

Answer 4

An interview without standardisation which are open for elaboration and without restraint

Question 5

Give 2 strengths of structured interviews

Answer 5

Take less time so give a larger sample

More reliable

Question 6

Give 2 weaknesses of structured interviews

Answer 6

Not flexible - lack validity

Respondant can’t elaborate on answers

Question 7

Give 2 strengths of unstructured interviews

Answer 7

More flexible - more valid

Respondant can elaborate on answers

Question 8

Give 2 weaknessses of unstructured interviews

Answer 8

Time consuming

Lack reliability

Question 9

Give 2 similarities between interviews and questionnaires

Answer 9

Can both use closed questions

Can both produce quantitative data

Question 10

Give 2 differences between interviews and questionnaires

Answer 10

Interviews are more time consuming

Less likely to lie in an interview