Chapter 12: Focus Group Interviews

Key idea: An interview of a special kind


Reflection:  This type of interview is special in nature because it is not an individual but a group. I suppose that for the individuals might be more comfortable talking as a group than alone. Because this is qualitative data, there is much attention to detail and to be able to capture what the people in the group is saying verses what they are not saying. I think diagnostic thoroughness plays a major role especially here because the audit has to be careful when capturing what the group is saying and not coming up with their own opinion about what they think the group is saying. Diagnostic Thoroughness is when an auditor must report only the findings and they must do so thoroughly without inserting their opinion into the report.