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Validity in Interviewing

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Your organization has been hired by a local gymnasium to conduct a survey on obesity in your area. Mr. Rogers has just joined your team and will be conducting his first interviews in the field today. He is understandably nervous and asks you for tips on interviewing subjects. What things would you suggest that could help interviewers increase reliability and validity?

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This article breaks up how to properly prepare for conducting interviews; as well as making sure that the interview has validity and merit.

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I'm going to break your question into two parts: conducting a good interview and validity.

First, I'll give some thoughts that need to be considered before the interview even starts.

Before Interview (see below)

1. Come prepared and have anything you'll need to conduct the interview, whether it be for writing, recording, etc.
2. Know your topic! If you are going to ask people personal questions, you must be well-informed of the topic.
3. Have a clear idea of the types of questions you're going to ask; but also be comfortable with the material to make the conversations seem natural.

To ensure validity in the interview being given, one must have specific questions that allow for a varying form of answers. Some ideas are given below.

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