RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

REDESIGNING RESEARCH TOOLS INTERVIEWS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What practical issues do un-structured interviews have?
A
Interpretational skills-interviewers must have this skill so they can establish a rapport which is expensive as interviewers must be trained to have specific skills.
B
Time consuming-because of their in-depth nature, un-structured interviews take a long time to conduct. with the method producing qualitative data, it is not easily quantifiable or coded so takes time to analyse.
C
Response rates are low because people don’t have the time to sit through an interview.
D
Samples are not representative.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Unstructured interviews are a lot more time-consuming in comparison to other research methods. This is because there are typically no prearranged questions asked during an unstructured interview, and if there are questions prepared, they are open-ended questions, which can result in elaborate answers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unstructured interviews are a lot more time consuming in comparison to other research methods. This is due because there are typically no prearranged questions asked during an unstructured interview and if there are questions prepared, they are open ended questions which prioritize elaborated answers.

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