Interview

• An interview allows you to find people's values and opinions on local issues by carrying out street interviews.
• An interview can gain insight into a decision making process and specific details, especially from a representative of an organisation.
• Equipment needed to carry out an interview:

  -       Prepared interview questions 

  -       Recording sheets

  -       Video conferencing e.g., zoom.

  -       An audio recorder

  -       An identify badge or letter.
• Methodology for carrying out an interview:

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• Advantages of an interview:

  - interviews are a more informal and flexible way of gathering information than a questionnaire. Because they provide first hand information and allow for the opportunity to ask open ended questions that can often provide the interviewer with detailed information

  - the interviewee may share their opinions/suggestions/feelings/experiences/ knowledge

  - the interviewer may ask supplementary questions.
• Limitations of an interview:

  •      interviews may gather data which will be largely qualitative. This may be difficult to analyse statistically

  •      many interviews would need to be conducted, which would be time consuming to allow for valid and reliable data to be gathered.
• Processing techniques for an interview:

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