Questionnaire And Interviews Flashcards
What are 4 strengths of questionnaire?
You can collect the same information for a large number of people
Access what people think- ask people directly
Easily repeated
Participants are more willing to give out personal information
What is a questionnaire?
A set of questions that is designed to collect information about a topic
When writing questions, what are 3 things to look out for?
Think of specific questions not the questionnaire as a whole
Clarity
Bias
Analysis
When writing questionnaires, what 4 things are there to consider?
Think About the questionnaire as a whole
Filler questions
Sequence of questions
Sampling technique
Pilot study
What are filler questions?
Irreverent questions included to distract the respondent
Why is it important to consider sequence of questions during a questionnaire?
It is best to start with easy ones and leave questions that might make them feel anxious until the end
What is a pilot study?
The questions can be tested in a small group of people, this means the questions can be changed due to the feedback the pilot study gives you
What are closed questions?
Questions which have specific answers, yes or no, answers are easier to analyse
What is an interview?
A research method or technique that involves a face-to-face interaction with another individual and results in the collection of data
What is an open question?
Questions that invite the respondents to provide their own answers rather than select one of those provided
What is a structures interview?
Any interview in which the questions are decided in advance
What is an unstructured interview?
The interview starts out with some general aim and possibly some questions and let’s the interviewees answers guide subsequent answers
What is a semi-structured approach towards questionnaire?
Combines both structured and unstructured interviews, starts with pre determined questions but further questions are developed as a response to the answer
What is the semi structured interview also called?
Clinical interview
What are some limitations of questionnaires? 2
Answers may not be truthful because of leading questions and social desirability bias
The sample may be biased because only certain kinds of people fill in them-e.g. People that are willing to spend the time on them
What are 3 strengths of structured interviews?
Easily repeated
Requires less interviewing skill
More easy to analyse because answers are more predictable
What are 2 limitations of structured interviews?
The interviewers expectations may influence the answers the interviewee gives INTERVIEWER BIAS
Reliability may be affected by the same interviewer behaving differently on different occasions or different interviewers asking different questions
What are 2 strengths of unstructured interviews?
More detailed information can be obtained from each respondent
Can access information that may not be revealed by predetermined questions
What are 2 limitations of unstructured interviews?
Affected by interviewer bias as the interviewer is developing new questions on the go which might be less objective
More expensive as it requires well trained interviewers
What is 2 ways to overcome participants guessing the aim of your study in a questionnaire?
Use filler questions
The interviewee avoiding getting anxious
How would you know if your questionnaire is going to work? 1
Use a pilot study
What ethical issues are there with questionnaires? 2
Confidentiality
Asking questions too personal
