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Jargon – using complex or technical language that may confuse participants. Double-barrelled questions – asking two things at once, making it unclear what is being answered.

What should you avoid to make good questions?

  • Jargon (big words)

  • Double-barrelled questions

  • Leading questions

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What should you avoid to make good questions?

  • Jargon (big words)

  • Double-barrelled questions

  • Leading questions

What is a closed question?

  • Respondent has limited choices
    Respondent has limited choices

Strength of closed question:

Easier to analyse = can make graphs or charts for comparison

Limitation of closed question:

Restricted respond = reduces the validity

What is an open question?

  • Respondents provide their own answers expressed in words
    - Data is qualitative

Strength of an open question:

Not restricted = more validity than statistics

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TermDefinition

What should you avoid to make good questions?

  • Jargon (big words)

  • Double-barrelled questions

  • Leading questions

What is a closed question?

  • Respondent has limited choices
    Respondent has limited choices

Strength of closed question:

Easier to analyse = can make graphs or charts for comparison

Limitation of closed question:

Restricted respond = reduces the validity

What is an open question?

  • Respondents provide their own answers expressed in words
    - Data is qualitative

Strength of an open question:

Not restricted = more validity than statistics

Limitation of an open question:

Difficult to analyse = may be forced to reduce data to statistics

What is the interview schedule?

A standardised list of questions that the interviewer needs to cover


What does the interview schedule reduce?

Interviewer bias

What will a quiet room do to the participant’s responses?

More likely to open up

What should you do to build up a rapport?

Begin with neural questions to make participants feel relaxed

What should you remind interviewees about the interviews?

Confidential - answer will be treated with care