A total of 1,107 (53.0%) subjects had reliable or high quality interview data, as reported by the interviewer, and more than 70% of y in the exposure window (see methods below) with valid THM data, representing 548 (50.6%) cases and 559 (55.5%) controls in the final analysis.
As well as the film itself, the disc carries a good quality interview with Ray Bradbury (where among other things, he takes credit for helping to launch Playboy magazine) and a feature commentary from Julie Christie.
Strategies to maximise quality interviewing with this population include considering that thin descriptions may provide important information which should be corroborated with insights from more articulate participants.
During the training period, the monitor-supervisors gave instruction on ensuring data quality, interviewing techniques, research ethics, and patient selection, and were familiarized with the survey tools to be used.
While there is some disagreement among researchers about what constitutes good quality transcription [ 16, 18], for the purposes of this audit we characterize a high quality interview transcript as a complete and accurate reflection of the verbal exchange between the interviewer and interviewee during the interview.
Instead he spoke enthusiastically about the fiber-optic cable connection at his home office in Santa Monica, Calif., which he uses for high-quality interviews by phone, and why he never wants to retire fully.
After excluding some low-quality interviews (such as irrelevant interviews, and interviews stopped early due to external circumstances), 51 unique interviews were conducted.
These exclusions did not provide evidence of selection or information bias, although restriction of the analysis to high-quality interviews resulted in slightly higher risk estimates.
