Mixed Methods

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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.

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M: Mixed Methods Research

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.

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