Linganisha mbinu

	Mahojiano yaliyopangwa	Mahojiano ya Nusu-Muundo
Nyanja	Metodolojia ya Dodoso	Mbinu za Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1940s–1950s	1946 (Merton & Kendall); codified as a standard method through the 1980s–1990s
Mwanzilishi	Survey research tradition; formalized by Campbell, Katona, and Kahn in mid-20th century	Robert K. Merton and Patricia Kendall (focused interview, 1946); further systematised by Steinar Kvale
Aina	Quantitative / mixed data collection technique	Qualitative research method
Chanzo asilia	Fontana, A., & Frey, J. H. (2000). The interview: From structured questions to negotiated text. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research (2nd ed., pp. 645–672). Sage.	Kvale, S., & Brinkmann, S. (2009). InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing (2nd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-0761925422
Majina mbadala	standardized interview, formal interview, schedule-based interview, fixed-format interview	guided interview, semi-standardized interview, focused interview, SSI
Zinazohusiana	4	6
Muhtasari	A structured interview is a data collection technique in which every participant is asked exactly the same pre-specified questions in the same order, using standardized wording. Because the interview schedule is fixed, responses across participants are directly comparable, enabling quantitative aggregation and statistical analysis. It sits at the most standardized end of the interview continuum, between the self-administered questionnaire and the semi-structured interview.	The semi-structured interview is a qualitative data-collection method in which the researcher prepares a set of key questions or topic areas in advance but remains free to probe, follow up, and reorder as the conversation evolves. Unlike structured interviews — which fix every question and sequence — or unstructured interviews — which are entirely open — the semi-structured format balances comparability across participants with the flexibility needed to capture the depth and nuance of individual perspectives. It is the most widely used interview format in social science, health, and education research.