Exam 9: Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

_____ occurs after open coding and involves collapsing or narrowing themes and categories identified in open coding,succinctly naming them,describing them,and identifying passages of data that represent them.

Quantitative interviewers are usually more concerned with gathering data from a small,minority sample.

Rapport is the sense of connection you establish with a participant.

Discuss the role of power in interviews.

Haley was carrying out research on the societal impact of divorce on children.For this she interviewed Brooke who grew up with a single parent.During the interview Haley found that there wasn't a sense of connection between Brooke and herself which reflected in the restrictive responses of Brooke.This is a case of:

Mark wanted to interview Samantha for his research on the use of cosmetics.They both agreed to meet at a coffee shop for this interview.Five minutes into the interview Mark found Samantha was distracted by the noise in the coffee shop.During the time of analysis,he found the recording of the interview to be unclear and distorted.This scenario signifies that while interviewing _____ is important.

A request,on the part of an interviewer,for more information from an interview participant is known as a(n)_____.

Mary has been conducting personal interviews for the past month but has not been able to collect enough information.The nature of the information collected is repetitive in nature.She then arranges for a(n)_____ as it is an excellent way to gather information because topics or questions that hadn't occurred to the researcher may be brought up by this method.

A list of topics or questions that an interviewer hopes to cover during the course of an interview is known as a(n)_____.

An interview guide is usually more rigid than an interview schedule.

In-depth interviews are applicable in cases where data needs to be collected from a large group.

Telephonic interviews are a form of _____.

To construct an interview guide,_____ is usually the first step.

Qualitative interviews:

Quantitative interviewers aim is to pose every question and answer option in the very same way to every respondent in order to minimize interviewer effect.

A filter is a request for more information.

The format of a standardized interview resembles a survey-styled question and answer format.

Discuss the researcher-respondent relationship in the interview process.

Dan was interviewing Nathan for the university magazine.During the course of the interview Dan observed,that Nathan digressed from the interview topic.Dan had to make additional efforts to indirectly remind Nathan that he was "in-charge".This situation reflects a conflict in _____ that occurs during the interview process.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative interviews?