Mixed Methods

Catalog

• I need to assess the quality and validity of my mixed methods study. Help me: 1) Apply quality criteria to quantitative strand (validity
• I need to budget time and money for a mixed methods study. Help me: 1) Estimate costs for both quantitative (surveys
• I need to create a joint display integrating qualitative and quantitative data. Help me: 1) Decide on display purpose (comparison
• I need to determine sample sizes for both strands of my mixed methods study. Help me: 1) Calculate quantitative sample size using power analysis for intended statistics
• I need to handle discrepancies between qualitative and quantitative findings. Help me: 1) Don't dismiss or hide discrepancies
• I need to justify my mixed methods design and explain added value. Help me: 1) Articulate rationale for mixing methods (complementary
• I need to manage a mixed methods research team. Help me: 1) Include researchers skilled in both quantitative and qualitative methods
• I need to obtain ethics approval for my mixed methods study. Help me: 1) Describe both strands clearly in IRB application
• I need to report my mixed methods study for publication. Help me: 1) Follow GRAMMS or Good Reporting guidelines
• I need to use mixed methods for implementation science research. Help me: 1) Measure implementation outcomes quantitatively (adoption
• I need to use transformative mixed methods addressing social justice. Help me: 1) Center research on equity
• I need to visualize my mixed methods design. Help me: 1) Use standard notation (QUAN
• I need to write a mixed methods literature review. Guide me: 1) Review literature on both quantitative and qualitative aspects of topic
• I'm analyzing a mixed methods case study. Help me: 1) Define case boundaries clearly
• I'm analyzing focus groups with pre/post surveys (QUAL + quant). Help me: 1) Administer brief surveys before and after focus group
• I'm analyzing social network data with mixed methods. Help me: 1) Collect network data (quantitative ties/connections)
• I'm analyzing survey data with both closed and open-ended questions. Help me: 1) Recognize this as a basic form of mixed methods integration
• I'm conducting a mixed methods dissertation. Guide me: 1) Understand university requirements for mixed methods dissertations
• I'm conducting a mixed methods feasibility or pilot study. Help me: 1) Use mixed methods to assess multiple feasibility domains
• I'm conducting a mixed methods meta-study or meta-synthesis across studies. Help me: 1) Systematically review both quantitative and qualitative literature
• I'm conducting a mixed methods systematic review. Guide me: 1) Search for both quantitative and qualitative studies
• I'm conducting a multiphase mixed methods study with multiple iterations. Help me: 1) Design overall program of research with connected phases
• I'm conducting an explanatory sequential design (QUANT → qual) where qualitative follows quantitative. Guide me: 1) Conduct and analyze quantitative phase first
• I'm conducting community-based participatory research using mixed methods. Guide me: 1) Involve community in all phases including design and analysis
• I'm conducting concept mapping integrating qualitative and quantitative data. Help me: 1) Generate ideas through qualitative brainstorming
• I'm conducting mixed methods health services research. Help me: 1) Use administrative data or clinical records for quantitative patterns
• I'm designing a convergent (concurrent) mixed methods study where qualitative and quantitative data are collected simultaneously. Help me: 1) Determine appropriate sample sizes for both strands
• I'm integrating mixed methods findings and drawing meta-inferences. Guide me: 1) Compare qualitative and quantitative findings systematically
• I'm publishing my mixed methods study in a journal. Help me: 1) Choose mixed methods journals (JMM
• I'm teaching a mixed methods research course. Guide me: 1) Cover philosophical foundations and paradigm debates
• I'm using critical mixed methods to examine power and equity. Help me: 1) Use critical theoretical framework throughout
• I'm using exploratory sequential design (QUAL → quant) to develop measures from qualitative findings. Help me: 1) Conduct qualitative phase first to explore phenomenon
• I'm using mixed methods in a program evaluation study. Help me: 1) Use quantitative measures for outcomes and effectiveness
• I'm using mixed methods in an intervention study or clinical trial. Help me: 1) Use quantitative measures for primary outcomes
• I'm using mixed methods in education research. Help me: 1) Combine achievement data or test scores (quant) with student/teacher experiences (qual)
• I'm using nested or embedded mixed methods design. Help me: 1) Identify primary strand (quantitative or qualitative)
• I'm using photo elicitation or visual methods in mixed methods. Help me: 1) Have participants take or select photos
• I'm using Q methodology which combines qualitative and quantitative approaches. Help me: 1) Develop Q-set of statements from qualitative data or theory
• I'm writing a mixed methods research proposal. Guide me: 1) State mixed methods research questions or objectives