A Mixed Methods Investigation of Mixed Methods Sampling Designs in Social and Health Science Research

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-294

  Collins, Kathleen M T ^a   Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J ^b   Jiao, Qun G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

generalization; interpretive consistency; representation; sample size; sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449120068     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689807299526     Document Type: Article

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