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Type and Method of Interview in Report - Coggle Diagram
Type and Method of
Interview in Report
Converse with respondents and
collect elicit data about a subject.
Interview is generally a qualitative research technique
Involves asking open-ended
questions
Fundamental Type Interview in
research
Semi-Structured Interview
Offer a considerable amount of leeway to the researcher to probe
the respondents along with maintaining basic interview structure.
Advantage
Reliable qualitative data can be
collected via these interviews.
Flexible structure of the
interview.
Disadvantage
Participants may question the
reliability factor of these interviews.
Comparing two different answers
becomes difficult.
Structured Interview
a very rigid research tool
allows very little or no scope to motivate
participants to obtain and analyze results.
Advantage
Simplify the interview procedure.
Focus on the accuracy of different
responses.
Can be used to communicate with
large samples
Disadvantage
Limited scope of assessment of obtained results.
Accuracy of information overpowers the detail of
information.
Respondents are forced to select from the
provided answer options.
Unstructured Interview
conversations held with a purpose
in mind
least number of questions as they lean more towards a normal
conversation but with an underlying subject.
Advantage
It becomes easy for researchers to try and develop a friendly rapport with the participant.
Participants can clarify all their
doubts about the questions
Disadvantage
take time to execute these
interviews
ethics involved in these interviews are
considered borderline upsetting
Type of interview
Email @ Web Interview
Increase in people with Internet access has made it popular that interviews via email or web page stand out among the types of interviews most used today.
Advantage
Speed in obtaining data
The respondents respond
according to their time
Can be mixed with other research methods or
using some of the previous interview models
Personal Interview
The questions are asked personally
directly to the respondent
Researcher can guide online
surveys to take note of the answers
Advantage
Higher response rate.
More complete answers can be
obtained
Detect and analyze the interviewee’s body language at the time of asking the questions
Disadvantage
time-consuming and extremely
expensive
can generate distrust on the part of
the interviewee
Contacting the interviewees can be
a real headache
Telephonic Interview
Widely used and easy to combine with online surveys to carry out research effectively
Advantage
They are usually lower cost.
The information is collected
quickly.
Disadvantage
People do not answer phone calls because it is an unknown number for the respondent