Which method uses predetermined questions to guide the process?

Which method uses predetermined questions to guide the process?

• A. Interviews
• B. Questionnaires
• C. Surveys
• D. Structured interviews

Answer: (D)

Structured interviews rely on a predefined set of questions asked in a fixed order to every participant. This standardization guides the data collection, ensuring consistency across interviews and making responses easy to compare and analyze. Other methods—unstructured interviews allow the interviewer to adapt questions on the fly, questionnaires are typically self-administered written questions, and surveys can use various data-collection approaches—do not center on a fixed script in the same way.

Structured interviews rely on a predefined set of questions asked in a fixed order to every participant. This standardization guides the data collection, ensuring consistency across interviews and making responses easy to compare and analyze. Other methods—unstructured interviews allow the interviewer to adapt questions on the fly, questionnaires are typically self-administered written questions, and surveys can use various data-collection approaches—do not center on a fixed script in the same way.