I have not found any strong suggestion for either use experts or respondents while reporting findings from a delphi-study. I understand the concept of experts as related to the history of delphi-methods outgoing from the oracle of Delphi, on the other hand respondents as a concept is rather common i qualitative studies. What do you think about this?
I think "experts" is more accurate since they are bringing their expertise on the subject we are asking about
I agree with Norma, in Delphi design, researcher should seek Experts opinion; otherwise if regular respondents are selected in the methods {either random or non-random} it turns to be a traditional sample.
The argument behind Delphi technique is to gather opinions/perspectives of experts from a wide geographical regions on a phenomenon with vaguness. Thus, you need the experts to share their ideas.
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I agree with Norma, you should use the term "expert" as this is not a survey with respondents, but a specific elicitation technique in which you seek consensus among experts.
Especially that you do not select people for your research randomly, but you look for those that have broad knowledge in the field of conducted Delphi research. I would also recommend experts.
I suggest to check this paper about 80 Delphi studies, which has statistical analysis about the number of experts and stakeholders
Thank You for that reference professor Zartha!! I will read it carefully.
experts seem to be the essence of what Delphi is about. You might find this article relevant:
Article Delphi Process: A Methodology Used for the Elicitation of Op...
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