Mixed Method

_SLIDE_1_ Mixed Method _SLIDE_2_ Quantitative VS Qualitative Qualitative Research Advantages Qualitative Research Disadvantages Answers exploratory ‘why’ questions - Enables flexible discourse Provides face to face / non-verbal indicators - Relatively small numbers Quantitative Research Advantages Quantitative Research Disadvantages Answers questions such as ‘how much’ or ‘how many’ Provides more decision making substance / confirmation Statistically robust Generally more expensive and time consuming Fixed questionnaire structure _SLIDE_3_ What is the Mixed method A procedure for collecting, analyzing, and “mixing” both quantitative and qualitative research and methods in a single study to understand a research problem. Philosophical Approaches _SLIDE_4_ When to Use Mixed Methods Designs When both quantitative and qualitative data, together, provide a better understanding of your research problem than either type by itself. When one type of rese…
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