RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An unstructured or informal or in-depth interview is the opposite of a structured interview. In such an interview, the interviewer does not ask standardised questions to each interviewee. Instead, an unstructured interview relies on open-ended questions that encourage in-depth answers over a simple yes or no.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nondirective interview (sometimes called an unstructured interview). In a nondirective interview, the candidate essentially leads the discussion. Some very general questions that are planned ahead of time may be asked, but the candidate spends more time talking than the interviewer.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the name suggests, a structured open-ended interview is a systematic procedure to gather spoken ideas, information, and opinions from participants through a phone or personal inter-view.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interviewers read the questions exactly as they appear on the survey questionnaire. The choice of answers to the questions is often fixed (close-ended) in advance, though open-ended questions can also be included within a structured interview.