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Unstructured Interview

Category:
The Design Exchange
Type:
Method
Synonyms:
informal conversational, interview, in-depth interview, nonstandardized interview, and ethnographic interview
People:
1 User(s),   1 Collaborator(s)
Characteristic:

Research      Approach: Intrusive, Purpose: Evaluate desirability, Purpose: Explorative, Researcher location: Present, Researcher location: Remote, Time perspective: Present/past, Type of data collected: Qualitative, Unit of analysis: Individual Attitudes, User role: Mindset-dependent, User setting: Setting independent

Date:
March 8, 2015
Summary:
An Unstructured Interview is an interview in which questions are not prearranged, allowing for spontaneity and for questions to develop during the course of the interview. This qualitative research method allows for the interviewee to go into depth with their responses, as opposed to prescribing to...

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