Mixed methods

Question 1

Thematic analysis

Answer 1

foundational method, identifies themes which emerge from the data

Question 2

Grounded theory

Answer 2

identifies themes used to derive theories, data collection continues until emerging themes ‘exhausted’

Question 3

Discourse analysis

Answer 3

interested in the use of language, features of speech within data, how meaning is constructed

Question 4

Interpretative phenomenological analysis

Answer 4

understanding experience of particular group of people

Question 5

Content analysis

Answer 5

categorising information in the data, less qualitative

Question 6

Advantages of qual

Answer 6

• Rich source of data
• Often naturalistic
• Hypothesis and theory gneration

Question 7

Disadvatnages of qual

Answer 7

• Difficult to test findings
• Hard to generalise
• Small samples

Question 8

Advantages of quan

Answer 8

• Testing theory and hypotheses
• Generalise findings
• Large samples

Question 9

Disadvantages of quan

Answer 9

• Data is not rich
• Often not naturalistic
• Tendency for confirmation bias

Question 10

What is triangulation?

Answer 10

When different methods converge on similar findings

Question 11

What is pragmatism?

Answer 11

The idea that combining qualitative and quantitative methods balance out weaknesses in both

Question 12

What are the three components of triangulation?

Answer 12

• Complementary
• Diverging
• Converging

Question 13

What is partial vs fully mixed?

Answer 13

Partial: using both methods and then integrating them

Full mixing: experiment with both quan and qual responses

Question 14

What is concurrent vs sequential

Answer 14

Whether methods are displayed together or one after the other

Question 15

What is equal status vs dominant

Answer 15

Whether a questionnaire has approx. similar amounts of qual and quant, vs a method which is outweighed by the other

Question 16

Limitations of mixed methods?

Answer 16

• Research is more complex to carry out
• Need to know more about a variety of methods and how o mixed them appropriately
• Time consuming
• More expensive
• Poor mixing may lead to ‘weak’ designs

Question 17

What does content analysis require to be quantified?

Answer 17

coding

Question 18

What are the rules about coding?

Answer 18

• Coding scheme must be explicit with each category strongly defined
• Categories must not be too broad or too narrow, must not overlap
• Strong coding ensures strong reliability

Question 19

Auditory/visual detail:

Answer 19

reference to something seen or heard

Question 20

Contextual embedding:

Answer 20

temporal or spatial detail

Question 21

Speech hesitation:

Answer 21

use of filler sounds

Question 22

 Speech rate:

Answer 22

number of words per minute

Question 23

 Cognitive operations:

Answer 23

evidence of thought, reasoning or belief

Question 24

 Speech error:

Answer 24

repetition, slip of tongue, incomplete sentence

Question 25

 Pause:

Answer 25

longer than one second

Question 26

 Latency period:

Answer 26

elapse between question and answer