Degree of predetermined nature:
Quantitative – Predetermined; Mixed – Both predetermined and emerging methods; Qualitative – Emerging methods
Questions:
Quantitative – Instrument based; Mixed – Both open- and closed-ended; Qualitative – Open-ended
Data types:
Quantitative – Performance, attitude, observation and census; Mixed – Multiple forms of data drawing on all possibilities; Qualitative – Interview, observation, document, and audiovisual
Analysis:
Quantitative – Statistical analysis, Mixed – Statistical and text analysis; Qualitative – Text and image analysis
Interpretation:
Quantitative – Statistical interpretation; Mixed – Across databases interpretation; Qualitative – Themes, patterns interpretation
May employ these strategies of inquiry:
Quantitative – Surveys, experiments; Mixed – Sequential, convergent, and embedded; Qualitative – Phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case studies, narrative
