PSY 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Longitudinal Study
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Mixed methods procedures: describe this approach in your proposal, trace its history, provide a definition, mixed methods research is an approach to inquiry that combines or associates both qualitative and quantitative forms. It involves philosophical assumptions, the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches, and the mixing of both approaches in a study. Describe mixed methods research: begin by defining mixed methods: Involves the collection of both qualitative and quantitative data in response to research questions or hypotheses. Start with the qualitative findings and then compare them to the quantitative, present one set of findings first and then the other: interpretation: written into a discussion section of the study. The initial qualitative data followed by the second quantitative data collection. The challenge is how to use the information from the initial phase in the second phase: data analysis: analyzes quantitative and qualitative databases separately and uses the findings from the initial exploratory database to build into quantitative measures.
