A researcher is interviewing retail managers about customer and employee theft behaviors and was trained to follow a structured interview sequence but was encouraged to follow up with other questions based on what a respondent answers to the question on the interview sequence. What type of interview is this researcher trained to conduct?
A) semistructured interview
B) flexible interview
C) hybrid interview
D) secondary interview
E) moderated interview

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The researcher is trained to follow a structured interview sequence but is also encouraged to follow up with other questions based on the respondent's answers, which signifies that the interview is semi-structured. In a semi-structured interview, while the interviewer has a pre-planned set of questions, they also have the flexibility to ask follow-up questions based on the respondent's answers.

A Researcher Is Interviewing Retail Managers About Customer and Employee