Mixed Methods and Evaluation Quiz

What is the main focus of quantitative research?

• Exploring stories

• Understanding feelings

• Examining variables

• Studying cases

What does qualitative research emphasize?

• Surveys and statistics

• Numbers and data

• Cases and context

• Variables and trends

What is a key feature of mixed methods research?

• Focusing on one approach

• Combining different methods

• Only using numbers

• Ignoring context

What does triangulation design aim to do?

• Ignore findings

• Focus on one perspective

• Combine different data types

• Use only one method

What is the purpose of the embedded design?

• To collect only qualitative data

• To focus on one question

• To ignore data collection

• To support one data type with another

What is the first step in explanatory design?

• Ignore results

• Collect qualitative data

• Analyze data

• Conduct quantitative research

What does exploratory design start with?

• Interviews

• Qualitative data

• Surveys

• Quantitative data

What is a crucial aspect of disciplined inquiry?

• Controlling each step

• Relying on opinions

• Being vague

• Ignoring errors

What is the goal of mixed methods research?

• To avoid questions

• To focus only on numbers

• To confuse readers

• To combine strengths of both methods

What is a good research question?

• Clear and unambiguous

• Too broad

• Vague and confusing

• Irrelevant