Mixed Methods

In mixed methods, the researcher collects and analyzes both qualitative and quantitative data rigorously in response to research questions and hypotheses; integrates the two forms of data and their results; organizes these procedures into specific research designs that provide the logic and procedures for conducting the study; and frames these procedures within theory and philosophy.

research in which the inquirer or investigator collects and analyzes data, integrates the findings, and draws inferences using both qualitative and quantitative approaches or methods in a single study or a program of study.