| Explanatory Sequential |
- Quantitative data are collected and analyzed first, then qualitative data are collected and analyzed to help explain the quantitative data
- e.g. A national survey of new RNs is undertaken, then personal interviews with 15-20 new RNs are completed
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| Exploratory Sequential |
- Qualitative data are collected and analyzed first, then quantitative data is used to text findings empirically
- e.g. focus group data identifies trends, then a national survey is created based on the data
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| Parallel |
- Qualitative and quantitative data collected and analyzed at the same time
- focus groups and interviews with random selection of participants occurs at the same time as national survey
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| Nested |
- can be either qualitative or quantitative main design with the alternative paradigm embedded within the study to answer an complementary question
- e.g. online questionnaire with an interview embedded
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