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What is the main benefit of personal interviews according to the text?
What is the main benefit of personal interviews according to the text?
- Flexibility to ask a variety of questions (correct)
- Increased productivity due to shorter data collection periods
- Enhanced quality control over respondents' answers
- Ability to collect a large amount of data quickly
Why must interviews be kept short, typically no longer than 5-10 minutes?
Why must interviews be kept short, typically no longer than 5-10 minutes?
- To ensure respondents do not get bored (correct)
- To facilitate the interviewer's non-verbal cues judgement
- To allow for more in-depth responses from respondents
- To ensure more accurate data collection
How can the issue of non-responses be addressed in research design?
How can the issue of non-responses be addressed in research design?
- Increasing the complexity of response categories
- Reducing the number of questions asked
- Repeating contact attempts with respondents (correct)
- Applying stricter quality control measures
Why is it important for interviewers to rely solely on verbal cues during interviews?
Why is it important for interviewers to rely solely on verbal cues during interviews?
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What could be a consequence of conducting interviews with long or complex response categories?
What could be a consequence of conducting interviews with long or complex response categories?
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How can the bias between respondents and non-respondents be minimized in research studies?
How can the bias between respondents and non-respondents be minimized in research studies?
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