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    Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data

    Now that you have two species of data: outside-triangle data (quantitative) and inside-triangle data (qualitative), the next step is to integrate the two to communicate your mixed-methods approach. There are typically four ways your quantitative data can be integrated with your qualitative data:

    1. Quantitative data corroborates qualitative data.

    In this case, insert your quantitative discussion and visualization into your qualitative discussion within the same finding.

    2. Quantitative data extends the qualitative data.

    In this case, use the quantitative data to add dimension and substance to your qualitative discussion to enhance and extend the ideas of your qualitative data.

    3. Quantitative data provides a new insight.

    In this case, add an additional finding to your evaluation that is solely based on quantitative data, since you have no qualitative data on this finding.

    4. Quantitative data seems to contradict qualitative data.

    In this case, discuss the apart contradiction and provide initial hypotheses about why there might be an apparent contradiction.