Fact · Dictation for work and study
The authors of a 2020 comparative analysis of in-depth interviews, with and without voice recorders, suggest that in some circumstances not recording is the best approach.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“We suggest that in some circumstances not recording is the best approach”
Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis, Rwamahe Rutakumwa et al., Qualitative Research, 2020, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- Published in Qualitative Research in 2020. The study compares in-depth interviews conducted with and without voice recorders. Its abstract says audio recording has become a taken-for-granted way to produce transcripts of interviews and group discussions.
- What it does not show
- This is the authors' suggestion from their comparison, not a measured accuracy result. We read the abstract on the repository record, not the full article.