Finding-explanation practice for user research

General practice authored by Roamwise. Not actual employer questions.

1. How would you distinguish a research question from trying to confirm a preferred solution?

Follow-up: Which answer could change your initial view?
My review: Did I state what the research is trying to learn?

My answer (real example / explicitly fictional exercise:


Open point:


2. How would you notice that an interview question may be leading?

Follow-up: How could you turn it into a more open starting question?
My review: Did I embed my preferred answer in the question?

My answer (real example / explicitly fictional exercise:


Open point:


3. How would you separate what someone said from your interpretation in a note?

Follow-up: What would you state when the exact wording is not remembered?
My review: Did I avoid presenting uncertain wording as a direct quote?

My answer (real example / explicitly fictional exercise:


Open point:


4. Which limits belong in a finding drawn from a small sample?

Follow-up: What would you investigate to assess an alternative explanation?
My review: Did I avoid presenting a proposal as an implemented, measured improvement?

My answer (real example / explicitly fictional exercise:


Open point: