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Structured [[interviews]] can also be used as a [[qualitative research]] methodology <ref> [http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book226668 Kvale & Brinkman. 2008. InterViews, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN: 9780761925422] </ref>. These types of interviews are best suited for engaging in respondent or [[focus group]] studies in which it would be beneficial to compare/contrast participant responses in order to answer a research question <ref> [http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book225567 Lindlof & Taylor. 2002. Qualitative Communication Research Methods, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN: 9780761924944] </ref>. For structured qualitative interviews, it is usually necessary for researchers to develop an interview schedule which lists the wording and sequencing of questions <ref> [http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book9906 Patton. 1991. Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, 3rd Edition. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN: 9780761919711] </ref>. Interview schedules are sometimes considered a means by which researchers can increase the reliability and credibility of research data (<ref> [http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book225567 Lindlof & Taylor. 2002. Qualitative Communication Research Methods, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN: 9780761924944] </ref>.

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