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A strength of questionnaires

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Can distribute to large numbers - gather large amounts of data quickly - researcher doesn’t have to be present - reduces effort - more cost effective

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A weakness of questionnaires

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Respondents may not be truthful - people present themselves in positive light - social desirability bias possible

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A strength of structured interviews

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Easy to replicate - standardised format - format also reduces individual differences

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A weakness of structured interviews

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Interviewees can’t elaborate - can’t deviate from topic - could be source of frustration

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A strength of unstructured interviews

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Greater flexibility - points can be followed up - more likely to gain insight of participant

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A weakness of unstructured interviews

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Difficult to replicate - lack structure and not standardised - risk of interviewer bias

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A strength of closed questions

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Easier to analyse - can produce graphs & charts to compare - easier to draw conclusions

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A weakness of closed questions

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Respondents restricted - forced into answer - may not be representative of true feelings - may reduce validity of findings

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A strength of open questions

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Respondents not restricted - more detailed answers - more validity

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A weakness of closed questions

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Harder to analyse - wider variety of answers - produced by quantitive data - forced to reduce data to statistics