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What is the period in which mixed methods evolved entering a historical period?
Reflective period
When do you conduct a mixed method study?
Mention at least one option.
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When there are both methods: quantitative and qualitative.
When one type of research is not enough.
When alternative perspectives are provided.
Mention two key characteristics of mixed methods.
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Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data.
Use rigorous methods.
Integrate the quantitative and qualitative data.
Use a specific mixed methods design.
Frame the study within theory and philosophy.
Consider priority and sequence.
Diagram the procedures.
What is a mixed methods research?
It is a procedure for collecting, analyzing, and mixing both quantitative and qualitative in a single study.
Mention at least 1 basic mixed method design.
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The convergent design
The explanatory sequential design
The exploratory sequential design
In the triangulation of data, what does each point of the triangle represent?
The three points of the triangle represent the two sources of data and the phenomenon.
Mention at least 1 advanced mixed method design.
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The experimental design
The social justice design
The multistage evaluation design
True or False
An Explanatory sequential mixed methods design consists of; first gathering qualitative data to explore a phenomenon and then collecting quantitative data to explain relationships found in the qualitative data.
FALSE