Research Assistant (Quantitative Research) practice interview
Survey design, accurate data collection, quantitative analysis and clear reporting for an entry-level research role. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Junior
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview tests whether you can support a quantitative study from questionnaire design through data checks and reporting. The panel is looking for sound basic methods, careful handling of participant information and an honest account of what the data can support.
How to prepare
- Revise sampling, variable types, descriptive statistics and common sources of survey bias.
- Practise describing how you would clean a small survey dataset without changing valid responses.
- Prepare an example of finding an error in data or calculations and correcting it.
- Review informed consent, confidentiality and secure handling of participant data.
- Practise explaining a table or chart in plain language without overstating the result.
Common mistakes
- Jumping into analysis before checking how the variables were collected and coded.
- Treating missing values or outliers as errors without investigating them.
- Claiming that an association proves cause and effect.
- Discussing participant data without explaining how you would protect confidentiality.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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