Mixed-methods research
involves collecting, analyzing and interpreting both qualitative and quantitative data
Mixed-methods designs are most useful and appropriate...
Quantitative aspects compensate for weaknesses in the qualitative part, Researchers need help forming hypothesis about cause-effect relationships, Unstructured interviews guide the construction of survey questions
Researchers collect both qualitative and quantitative data in parallel, at the same time in this design
Convergent Design
This design collects both qualitative and quantitative data in parallel, like a convergent design, but usually the quantitative method dominates.
Embedded Design
This design is usually comprised of TWO phases
Exploratory Design
In this design, the quantitative phase comes first
Explanatory Design
This design includes THREE OR MORE phases moving back and forth between qualitative and quantitative
Multiphase Iterative Design
When mixed methods design researchers use "QUAN" they are indicating...
Quantitative methods play the major role
Mixed-methods studies MAY NOT involve...
the study of certain hypothesis
This type of sampling allows a researcher to estimate a feature of a larger population
Probability sampling
This type of sampling chooses particular subjects who can provide specific desired perspectives
Purposive sampling
Choosing two samples that are related by biology, marriage or some other connection...
links them in a meaningful way
This validity enables defensive conclusions about cause-effect relationship
Strong Internal Validity
This validity is the extent to which the study can be generalized to a larger population or broader context
External Validity
Doing this allows for a more manageable way to interpret the data
Condensing the data
These are a good way to depict qualitative data
Hierarchical taxonomies
Transforming qualitative data in to quantitative data is often seen in...
content analysis
Systematically comparing and integrating results from the two types of data helps...
determine what the data means
A systematic review includes...
research reports as the objects of study
Conducting and writing about research with utmost honesty and conveying the truth
Academic integrity