Interview Method - Statistics

Statistics
Direct/Interview method * One of the modes of administration of survey method used for collecting primary data * This is a method of person-to-person exchange between the interviewer and the interviewee. * This method provides consistent and more precise information since clarification may be given by the interviewee.
Advantages of interviews * they are useful to obtain detailed information about personal feelings, perceptions and opinions * they allow more detailed questions to be asked * they usually achieve a high response rate * respondents' own words are recorded * ambiguities can be clarified and incomplete answers followed up * precise wording can be tailored to respondent and precise meaning of questions clarified (eg for students with English as a Second Language) * interviewees are not influenced by others in the group * some interviewees may be less self-conscious in a one-to-one situation. * Disadvantages of interviews

Disadvantages of interviews * they can be very time-consuming: setting up, interviewing, transcribing, analyzing, feedback, reporting * they can be costly * different interviewers may understand and transcribe interviews in different ways.

Type of interviews:
1. Unstructured Interview- a method of interviews where questions can be changed to meet the respondent’s intelligence, understanding...
2. Structured Interview- The interviewer has a standard set/sequence of questions that are asked of all candidates. * Interviewers read the questions exactly as they appear on the survey questionnaire.
3. Focused Interview- some specific issue, occurrence, experience, or event is taken into consideration, instead of general aspect of the situation manageable number.
4. Behavioral Interview- In behavioral interviews, candidates are asked to explain their skills, experience, activities etc. as examples of their past behavior
5. Stress Interview- The stress interview is designed to find applicants who can handle stress, and handle it well.
6. Situational Interview- Utilizes hypothetical events in the form of a question. Candidates are asked how they would react if they encountered that event.
7. Phone Interview- Is a method that is conducted by telephone.
8. Face-to-Face Interview- is the most common interview method and just involves the interview and interviewee alone in a private office.
9. Group Interview- All the candidates/job seekers will be in the same room during the interview.
10. Panel Interview- A technique that allows several member of a hiring company to interview a interviewee at the same time.

Sample Problem:
News Interview
A news reporter is asked to interview persons involved in a bombing event in a building in Manila. The interviewer asks a man who have witnessed the event.
Questions the interviewer asked:
1. When did this event of bombing happen?
Answer: It was around 11:00 AM when it happened.
2. What did the people around do?
Answer: Many people were screaming and panicking, but several stayed calm.
3. Did you see suspicious activity before this event happened?
Answer: I saw 5 persons surrounding the area before the event.
4. Who do you think did this bombing?
Answer: I can probably say that they are terrorists, or refugees.
ETC…