Mixed Methods & Triangulation
Combining research methods is characteristic of the approaches taken by multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary researchers. But it is also
commonly found in disciplinary research. “Mixed methods” is used to describe research that combines qualitative and quantitative data in a single study. This is
often done to recognise and try to overcome the limitations of different approaches, but when it comes to assembling the data into a whole (known as “triangulating”) great care must be taken to ensure that the resulting claims made are supported. (See also the description of Mixed Method Research on p.50 below.)
See Creswell (2009; 2013) for a popular and accessible description of how to approach mixed method research design.