Define triangulation and explain its value.

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Triangulation is actually derived from land surveying, where knowing a single landmark allows you to locate yourself only somewhere along a line in a single direction from the landmark. However, with two landmarks, you can take bearings on both and locate yourself at their intersection. Extrapolated to research, triangulation suggests that a researcher can get a clearer picture of the social reality being studied by viewing it from two different perspectives or two different methods. The term mixed methods more specifically indicates that research has combined qualitative and quantitative methods in an investigation of the same or related research question(s).

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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