What are the benefits of a mixed method study and what are the drawbacks?
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Question 7
Please answer in at least 175 words
This entire chapter by Polit and Beck (2012) is devoted to ways to determine the trustworthiness and integrity of a given qualitative study. Some of these ways we have discussed previously. What is the importance of the researcher in qualitative research and in what ways can the researcher enhance the trustworthiness and integrity of the study?
Reference
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C.T. (2012). Nursing Research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (9th Ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (Chapter 24).
Question 8
Please answer in at least 100 words.
Polit and Beck focus on mixed methods in this chapter. What are the benefits of a mixed method study and what are the drawbacks?
Reference
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C.T. (2012). Nursing Research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (9th Ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (Chapter 25).
