Small Sample Sizes For some of the key questions, results have been shown by location. However, due to the small sample sizes involved the results for the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, and Tasmania are not depicted. Generally, where base sizes of less than n=40 have resulted, a warning has been included with the outcomes, and results can be considered to be at best. ‘indicative’ 3.2 Qualitative Fieldwork Industry Representatives – based on outcomes from the project planning/inception meeting, Woolcott Research provided the Department with draft Discussion Guides for application amongst the installers/builders, and retailers/suppliers. Once approved, a series of n=30 face-to-face in-depth interviews were carried out as follows: Table 2: Details of the qualitative in-depth interviews by location Location Retailers/Suppliers Installers/Builders New South Wales 5 6 Victoria 4 4 Queensland 6 5 15 15 Qualitative Recruitment Recruitment for the qualitative interviews was conducted in-house by Woolcott Research’s telephone interviewers using electronic Yellow Pages listings. Experienced interviewers invited the industry representatives to participate in the sessions according to a screener questionnaire and the participant’s own schedule. Confirmation emails or telephone calls were then sent/ made in the days leading up to the appointment. Participants were paid a cash incentive (of $100) at the conclusion of the discussion session.
Small Sample Sizes For some of the key questions, results have been shown by location. However, due to the small sample sizes involved the results for the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, and Tasmania are not depicted. Generally, where base sizes of less than n=40 have resulted, a warning has been included with the outcomes, and results can be considered to be ‘indicative’ at best. 3.2 Qualitative Fieldwork – Industry Representatives based on outcomes from the project planning/inception meeting, Woolcott Research provided the Department with draft Discussion Guides for application amongst the installers/builders, and retailers/suppliers. Once approved, a series of n=30 face-to-face in-depth interviews were carried out as follows: Table 2: Details of the qualitative in-depth interviews by location Location Retailers/Suppliers Installers/Builders New South Wales 5 6 Victoria 4 4 Queensland 6 5 15 15 Qualitative Recruitment Recruitment for the qualitative interviews was conducted in-house by Woolcott Research’s telephone interviewers using electronic Yellow Pages listings. Experienced interviewers invited the industry representatives to participate in the sessions according to a screener questionnaire and the participant’s own schedule. Confirmation emails or telephone calls were then sent/ made in the days leading up to the appointment. Participants were paid a cash incentive (of $100) at the conclusion of the discussion session.