Comparer des méthodes

	Entretien expert	Méthode Delphi	Recherche par groupes de discussion
Domaine	Qualitatif	Qualitatif	Qualitatif
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1970s–1990s (methodologically systematized)	1963	1940s (sociological origin); modern applied form from the 1980s–1990s
Auteur d'origine	Meuser & Nagel (methodological codification, 1991); roots in elite interview tradition (Dexter, 1970)	Norman Dalkey & Olaf Helmer (RAND Corporation)	Robert K. Merton (sociological precursor, 1940s); popularised in applied research by Richard A. Krueger
Type	Qualitative research method	Structured iterative expert-elicitation process	Qualitative data collection method
Source fondatrice	Bogner, A., Littig, B., & Menz, W. (Eds.). (2009). Interviewing Experts. Palgrave Macmillan.	Dalkey, N. & Helmer, O. (1963). An Experimental Application of the Delphi Method to the Use of Experts. Management Science, 9(3), 458-467.	Krueger, R.A. & Casey, M.A. (2014). Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research (5th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483365244
Alias	elite interview, key informant interview, specialist interview	Delphi Yöntemi, Delphi technique, expert consensus method	focus group discussion, FGD, group interview, Odak Grup Araştırması
Apparentées	6	5	6
Résumé	The expert interview is a qualitative method in which researchers conduct in-depth, semi-structured conversations with individuals who hold specialised knowledge, experience, or decision-making authority in a defined field. Unlike general population interviews that target subjective lived experience, expert interviews treat respondents as proxies for a broader institutional or professional knowledge domain. The method is widely used in policy research, organisational studies, science and technology studies, and applied social sciences to map tacit professional knowledge, reconstruct decision processes, and triangulate documentary sources.	The Delphi method is a structured, iterative survey technique developed by Norman Dalkey and Olaf Helmer at the RAND Corporation in 1963 for eliciting and converging expert opinion on complex topics where empirical data are unavailable or insufficient. It collects independent judgements from a geographically dispersed expert panel over multiple anonymous rounds, feeding aggregated results back to participants after each round so they can revise their views in light of the group's collective position.	Focus group research is a qualitative data-collection method in which a trained moderator guides structured discussions with homogeneous groups of six to ten participants to explore ideas, attitudes, and perceptions on a defined topic. Developed from sociological roots in the 1940s and systematised for applied research by Krueger and Casey, the method leverages group interaction as a data source — revealing not just what people think, but how they negotiate and articulate views in a social setting.