Mixed Method Research Flashcards
True or False?
Qualitative and Quantitative research is weak when combined
False
Qualitative and Quantitative research is strongest when combined
What is mixed methods research?
- A systematic approach to data collection and analysis
- Integrates different sources of data and quantitative and qualitative analytical procedures
- Has the intention to engage multiple perspectives in order to fully understand complex social phenomenon
Mixed methods research embraces 2 different analytical logics. What are they?
1) An exploratory/hypotheses generating research (qualitative)
2) A confirmatory/hypotheses confirmation (quantitative)
What does an integration of qualitative and quantitative research allow us to develop?
A powerful understanding of research problems
Between 1992-2016, the percentage of empirical mixed methods publications in all fields was slightly more than ….%
18%
…..% of the empirical articles in top-tier APA journals reporting on basic research integrated qualitative and quantitative methods
7%
….% psychology journals with an applied focus used basic research integrated qualitative and quantitative methods
13.7%
What are the different types of terminology for mixed methods research?
1) multi‐methods
2) mixed methods
3) multi‐methodology
4) mixed methodology
5) multiple methods
6) combined methods
7) integrated methods
What are the 5 purposes of following mixed-methods research?
1) Triangulation
2) Complementarity
3) Development
4) Initiation
5) Expansion
What is triangulation?
Different methods used to examine the same phenomenon, increasing confidence in conclusions reached
Different methods used to examine the same phenomenon, increasing confidence in conclusions reached
This is known as…?
Triangulation
What is complementarity?
Different methods investigate different aspects/dimensions of same phenomena to deepen/broaden interpretations and conclusions
Different methods investigate different aspects/dimensions of same phenomena to deepen/broaden interpretations and conclusions
This is known as…?
Complementarity
What is development?
Results from one method used to inform the development of other methods
Results from one method used to inform the development of other methods
This is known as…?
Development
What is initiation?
Different methods are used to investigate different aspects/dimensions of the same phenomenon
Different methods are used to investigate different aspects/dimensions of the same phenomenon
This is known as…?
Initiation
What is expansion?
Different methods are used to assess different phenomena to expand the scope/range of the study
Different methods are used to assess different phenomena to expand the scope/range of the study
This is known as…?
Expansion
When planning Qual-Quant research, what should be considered?
Order and dominance of Qual-Quant
How do we decide the order and dominance of Qual-Quant?
Decision matrix
(adapted from Morgan’s Priority Sequence Model 1998)
What is it called when research presents equal weighting of Qual-Quant at the same time?
Concurrent Order and Equal Dominance Mixed-Methods research
What is Concurrent Order and Equal Dominance Mixed-Methods research?
When research presents equal weighting of Qual-Quant at the same time
What is it called when research presents equal weighting of Qual-Quant one after the other?
Sequential Order and Equal Dominance Mixed-Methods research
What is Sequential Order and Equal Dominance Mixed-Methods research?
When research presents equal weighting of Qual-Quant one after the other
What is it called when research weighs one method as more dominant than the other but both methods are conducted at the same time?
Concurrent Order and Dominant Dominance Mixed-Methods research
What is Concurrent Order and Dominant Dominance Mixed-Methods research?
When research weighs one method as more dominant than the other but both methods are conducted at the same time
What is it called when research weighs one method as more dominant than the other and the methods are conducted one after the other?
Sequential Order and Dominant Dominance Mixed-Methods research
What is Sequential Order and Dominant Dominance Mixed-Methods research
When research weighs one method as more dominant than the other and the methods are conducted one after the other
True or False?
Mixed methods research is either concurrent or sequential and equal or dominant
True
What is the purpose of conducting a qualitative preliminary method in a predominantly quantitative study?
The smaller qualitative study helps to guide data collection in a principally quantitative study
It can help to generate hypotheses, develop content for questionnaires and interventions
What is the purpose of conducting a qualitative follow-up method in a predominantly quantitative study?
The smaller qualitative study helps to evaluate and interpret results from a principally quantitative study
it can provide interpretation for poorly understood results and help explain outliers
What is the purpose of conducting a quantitative preliminary method in a predominantly qualitative study?
The smaller quantitative study helps to guide the data collection in a principally qualitative study
It can help guide purposive sampling and establish preliminary results to produce depth
What is the purpose of conducting a quantitative follow-up method in a predominantly qualitative study?
The smaller quantitative study helps to evaluate and interpret results from a principally qualitative study
It can generalise results to different samples, test elements of emergent theories and etc.
What mixed-study method is most suitable if we want to generate hypotheses, and develop content for questionnaires and interventions?
A qualitative preliminary method in a predominantly quantitative study
What mixed-study method is most suitable if we want to provide interpretation for poorly understood results and help explain outliers?
A qualitative follow-up method in a predominantly quantitative study
What mixed-study method is most suitable if we want to guide purposive sampling and establish preliminary results to produce depth?
A quantitative preliminary method in a predominantly qualitative study
What mixed-study method is most suitable if we want to generalise results to different samples, test elements of emergent theories and etc?
A quantitative follow-up method in a predominantly qualitative study
How do we make design decisions in mixed-methods studies?
Led by research question and current knowledge on a research topic
Quantitative methods are used for…?
Validating existing knowledge and assumptions
Qualitative methods are used for…?
Exploratory insights
Although people of Caribbean origin in the UK are around 9 times more likely than White British people to be diagnosed with psychosis, they are less likely to be diagnosed with depression.
We could investigate this difference in diagnosis rates, using the Priority-Sequence Model to design a mixed-method study
1) What information is known and unknown?
Known:
People of Caribbean origin in the UK are around 9 times more likely than White British people to be diagnosed with psychosis (QUANT)
Not known:
How factors that influence getting a diagnosis influence prevalence rates e.g. barriers to care, beliefs, help-seeking practices, diagnostic practices (QUAL)
Although people of Caribbean origin in the UK are around 9 times more likely than White British people to be diagnosed with psychosis, they are less likely to be diagnosed with depression.
We could investigate this difference in diagnosis rates, using the Priority-Sequence Model to design a mixed-method study
2) How would you sequence and prioritise qual and quant methods? Why?
List 3 possible mixed-methods research
1) Sequential and Dominant
- DOMINANT QUANT and less dominant qual
- Use QUANT findings to purposefully select Qual sample (Sampling Frame)
2) Sequential and Dominant
- DOMINANT QUAL and less dominant quant
- Use QUAL study to design Quant survey
- Ps are first interviewed and based on the data generated, we can create a survey to assess whether the insights are generalisable
3) Concurrent and Equal
- EQUAL QUANT and EQUAL QUAL
- QUANT survey, QUAL interviews (individual/group)
- Ps are assessed using surveys and interviews
