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Structured interviewing is a quantitative research method commonly employed in [[survey research]]. Also refered to as standardised interviewing, the aim of this approach is to ensure that each interviewee is presented with exactly the same questions. and Thisthis ensures that answers can be reliably aggregated. Interviewers use an interview schedule and read out questions exactly as they appear. Answers to questions are often fixed in advance.

Structured interviews are essentially [[statistical surveys]], where the survey is delivered by an interviewer rather than being self-administered. Interviewers read the questions exactly as they appear on the survey questionnaire and answers to questions are often fixed in advance.