10. Unstructured and semi structured self
report techniques
Unstructured or loosely structured self
report method offer flexibility ,when
these methods are used the researcher
does not have a set of questions that
must be asked in a specific order and
worked in a given way.
11. Interview
A method of data collection in
which one person ( interviewer)ask
the questions to another person
(respodent)which conducted either
face to face or telephonically
12. Characteristics of interview
1)Participants and interviewer will be
strangers
2)Verbal answers to the verbal questions
3)Investigator records the information's
from the respondents
4)With a specific purpose
5)Can be through telephone
6)It can be modified with situations
13. Types of interviews
1.Structured interviews
2)Unstructured interviews
3)Semi structured interviews
4)Focussed group interviews
5)Telephonic interviews
6)In depth interviews
14. Structured interview(directive
interview)
Formalized and has limited set of
questions
Presented with same questions in
same order
Not permitted to change any thing
Increases credibility and reliability
Minimize context effect
15. Merits
1.Data from 1 interview to next are
comparable
2.Recording or coding data does not
cause problem
3.Attention will not diverted
4.Time consuming
31. Likert scale
It is a composite measure of
attitudes that involve
summation of score on set of
itemsto which respondents are
asked to indicate their
disagreement or agreement
36. Disadvantages
Respondent may feel force
to answer
Feeling of respondent is
not fully assessed
Casual approach providing
misleading data
37. Semantic differential
scales
It is a type of rating scale
designed to measure the
connotative meaning of objects
,events ,concepts (respondent
attitude towards events)
46. USES
TO MEASURE PAIN, ANXIETY,
MOOD
TO MEAURE ALERTNESS AND
QUALITY OF SLEEP
TO CHOOSE RIGHT DOSE OF
MEDICINE
FOR RATING SOFT VARIABLES
SKILLS,CONFIDENCE QUALITY