interviews and questionnaires

Question 1

name the 3 types of interviews

Answer 1

structured, unstructured, semi structured

Question 2

name the 2 types of questionnaires

Answer 2

open, closed questions

Question 3

define interviews

Answer 3

An interaction between an interviewer and an interviewee. The interviewer asks the interviewee questions to determine their thoughts and feelings on a particular
topic . The questions may be decided in advance , or develop as the interview goes along. An interview may be used as a method of data collection on its own, or as a way of measuring the dependent variable in an experiment

Question 4

define questionnaires

Answer 4

A set of written questions used to find out a person’s thoughts or attitudes on a particular topic. A questionnaire may be used as a method of data collection on its own, or as a way of measuring the dependent variable in an experiment

Question 5

define structured interview

Answer 5

the interviewer reads out a list of prepared questions to the interviewee. The interviewee may be asked follow up questions but these questions are always prepared before hand.​

Question 6

define unstructured interview

Answer 6

a lot like a conversation. The interviewer has few if any questions prepared in advance, though there will be a general aim at the beginning. The interviewer develops new questions based on the answers given.​

Question 7

define semi structured interview

Answer 7

a number of questions have been decided in advance but the interviewer will ask follow up questions at certain points. Job or college interviews tend to be semi-structured.​

Question 8

strengths of interviews

Answer 8

Unstructured interviews produce extensive information.
The only way to obtain information from people who cant write or find it difficult to express feelings on paper. ​

Question 9

weaknesses of interviews

Answer 9

Data can be difficult to analyse as there is a lot of data researcher ends up with so drawing conclusions may be complex and even biased. ​
People feel less comfortable revealing personal information
Some interviews involve sensitive or distressing topics

Question 10

define open questions

Answer 10

One that invites respondents to provide
their own answer rather than select one of those provided They tend to produce qualitative data

Question 11

define closed questions

Answer 11

One that has a fixed range of possible answers. They produce quantitative data.

Question 12

strength of questionnaires

Answer 12

They can gather info from lots of people quickly. – can be sent to lots of people at the same time.
Data is easier to analyse than interviews because questionnaires are mostly made up of closed questions that can be converted into quantitative data allowing for comparisons to be made between groups.​

Question 13

weaknesses of questionnaires

Answer 13

Respondents may not always answer truthfully. May give answers that they think are appropriate rather than their real feelings. This is called social desirability bias- people tend to give answers that put them in a better light. This means that the data collected is low in validity​
the questionnaire/interview may be unclear or may be have leading questions. This also affects the validity of the answer given​